HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 



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\ Head slightly elongated in front of the eyes ; ante- 

 ocular and post-ocular pails nearly equally long. 

 Eyes aud ocelli nearly equally far apart. 

 Antennae rather short, inserted by the eyes; 

 first joint not extending beyond the lip of the 

 head. Antenniferous tubercle with a litile spine 

 on the outer side. Fir-t joint of the rostrum a 

 little longer than the third and fourth together. 



J Ocelli almost obsolete, hardly discernible. Head 

 longer than the prothoiax, tumid behind the 

 eyes. Antenna? short; first joint shorter by 

 half than the head in front of the insertion of 

 the antennas. First joint of the rostrum a little 

 longer than the second. Sculellum with an 

 obtusely dentiform process on each side near 

 the base. Femora somewhat thickened, with 

 two or three little spines beneath near the lips. 



tt Ocelli distinct. Scutellum unarmed on each side 

 at ihe base. Femora not or but slightly 

 thickened. Antenna? moderate. 



§ Antenna? remote from the eyes. 

 X Antenna? sealed near the tip of the head and about 

 thrice nearer to it than to the eyes. Head 

 longer than the prothoiax. First and third 

 joints of the rostrum short, almost equally 

 long; second very long, nearly four times 

 longer than the first. - - - - 



X X Antenna? variously inserted, remote from the tip of 

 the head, sometimes sealed a little more remote 

 from the eyes than from the tip of the head. 



o Fore lobe of the prothoiax with two spines in the 

 disk; side angles of the hind lobe ending in an 

 acute spine. Scutellum lengthened at the tip 

 into a long acute slightly reflexed spine. 

 Antenna? seated a little more remote from the 

 eyes than from the tip of the head; first joint 

 reaching or almost reaching the tip of the head. 

 First joint of the rostrum a little shorter than 

 the second. - - - " 



00 Fore lobe of the prothorax sometimes tuberculate, 

 never acutely spiny; lateral angles of ihe hiud 

 lobe rounded. Scutellum lengthened at the 

 tip into an acute spine. 

 -+ Body with short hairs. Prothorax distinctly 

 straightened ; lateral angles of the hind lobe a 

 little prominent; fore lobe quadrituberculate; 

 middle tubercles high, conical. 

 -*--+■ Body smooth. Prothorax sinuated on each side, 

 not or but slightly straightened ; fore lobe some- 

 times with minute tubercles; lateral angles of 

 the hiud lobe not prominent. 



Belminus. 



Rhodxids. 



EraTYRUS. 



Meccus. 



CoNOR'ilKUS. 

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