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FF — Body stout, oval, and broadest across the prothorax; beak 3- 



j Dinted; legs not extremely long (Veliidae.) 



EE— Last segment of the tarsi entire, and the claws inserted at the apex. 

 F— Antenna 4-jointed. 

 G— Wing covers resembling net work ; not much distinction between 



eorium and membrane '. (Tingitidie.) 



6G — Wing covers not as above. 

 H— Beak 3- jointed. 

 I— Wing covers, when well developed, with a cuneus ; when not 



well developed, no ocelli (Acanthildae. ) 



II— Wing covers, when well developed, without a cuneus ; when 

 not well developed, ocelli present. 

 J— Ocelli wanting. 



K— Body linear (Amesidse.) 



KK— Body greatly flattened (Aradidas.) 



KKK— Body ordinary (Eeduvildie.) 



JJ— Ocelli present. 

 K— Beak very long, reaching to or beyond the intermediate 



coxie .' (Saldidae.) 



KK — Beak not reaching intermediate coxae. 

 L— Femora ol front legs greatly thicktoed. . . (Phymatldas.) 

 LL— Front femora little thickened, less than half as wide 



as long (HeduviidiB.) 



HH— Beak 4-oointed. 



I— Front legs fitted tor grasping prey (Nabidas.) 



II— Front legs fitted for walking.. 

 J— Wing covers with cuneus, almost without veins. (CapsidsB.) 

 JJ— Wing covers without cuneus, membrane with four or five 

 veins. 



K— Ocelli wanting (Pyrrhocoridae.) 



KK— Ocelli usually present. 

 L — Head with a transverse incision in front of the ocelli 



(Berytidas.) 

 LL— Head without transverse incision. 

 M — Membrane with four or five simple veins arising from 



the base of the membrane (Lygasidee.) 



MM — Membrane with many usually forked veins arising 



from the transverse basal vein (CoreidsB.) 



FF— Antennae 5- jointed. 

 G — Scutellum nearly flat, narrowed behind. 

 H — Tibiije unarmed, or furnished with very short spines. 



(Pentatomidas. ) 



HH— TiblaB armed with strong spines (Cydnldie. ) 



GG — Scutellum very convex, covering nearly the whole of the ab- 

 domen. 

 H— Lateral margins of the scutellum with a furrow in which the 



edge of the wing cover fits when closed (Corimela3niaa3.) 



HH — Lateral margins of the scutellum without a furrow, 



(Scutellerida3.) 

 BB — Wings of the same thickness throughout. 

 C— Beak evidently arising from the head; tar.si 3-jointed; antenna minute, 

 bristle-like. 

 D— Three ocelli, males musical ; wings entirely membranous ; large insects. 



(Cicadidifi.) 

 DD — Ocelli two or wanting; males not musical. 

 E— Antennae inserted on the sides of the cheek beneath the eyes. 



(Fulgoridae.) 

 EE— AntennfB inserted in front of and between the eyes. 

 F— Prothorax not prolonged above the abdomen. 

 G — Hind tibise with one or two stout teeth, and the tip crowned with 



short stout spines (Cercopid^.) 



GG — Hind tibiiB having a row of spines below (Jassid^.) 



FF— Prothorax prolonged into a horn or point above the abdomen. 



(Membracidae.) 

 CC — Beak apparently arising from between the front legs, or absent ; tarsi 

 one or two-jointed; antennae, usually prominent and thread-like, 

 sometimes wanting. 

 D— Tarsi usually two- jointed ; wings when present four in ntunber. 



