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elongate with the femora thickened, fitted for 

 jumping. The females have a rather long 

 sabre -shaped ovipositor which fits into a 

 groove on the under side of the abdomen. 



10. Family. — Painted-Bugs (Lygaeiclse). Size small 



or moderate ; body generally narrow ; an- 

 tennae 4-jointed, not thinner at apex ; ros- 

 trum of moderate length ; apical membrane 

 of wing-covers longitudinally nerved, mem- 

 brane sometimes absent ; some have the fore- 

 legs thickened. Remarkable for their varied 

 colours. 



11. Family. — Club-homed Bugs (Coreidae). Fre- 



quently of large size ; form elongate, often 

 slender ; antennae 4-jointed, terminal joint 

 large, thickened or elongate, sometimes one 

 of the intermediate joints dilated ; rostrum 

 rather long; apical membrane of wing-co- 

 vers generally having numerous longitudinal 

 nerves ; legs long, femora sometimes much 

 thickened, curved and spined, tibiae occa- 

 sionally curved and hooked. 



12. Family. — Shielded-Bugs (Scutelleridae). Size 



moderate or large ; colours varied, often splen- 

 did ; scutellum generally very large, some- 

 times covering abdomen ; rostrum long, 4- 

 jointed ; antennae long, usually 5-jointed ; 

 body generally rather short and oval ; meso- 

 sternum sometimes elevated in the form of a 

 keel, or produced into a spine ; legs moderate. 



