4b 
CATALOGUE OF 
++++ Claws of the tarsi long, slender, with no tooth 
at the base. ... 
oo Thorax tumid. - - - - 
XX Head quadrate or cylindrical. Varicepsi. 
o Head short, truncate in front. Brevicepsi. 
oo H ead long, cylindrical. Cylindricepsi. 
-h Body broad, oval. Antennae inserted before the 
tip of the head; first joint not extending 
beyond the tip. Legs rather short and 
stout. - 
Body elongated. Antennae inserted at the tip 
of the head; first joint extending beyond 
the tip. Legs long, slender, 
ff Fore coxae very long. Longicoxae. 
** Head twice the length of the prolhorax. 
Stagnigradi. - 
b. Head with no distinct neck behind the eyes. 
Oculata. 
* Rostrum thick, not extending beyond the fore 
coxae. - 
** Rostrum slender, extending beyond the fore 
coxae. - 
B, Antennae very short. Brevicornia. 
Fam. 1. HOLOPTILIDA. 
Holoptilidae, Serv. Hist. Hem. 318. 
A. Two very distinct ocelli. Hind tibiae with a tuft. 
a. Ocelli very near the eyes. Prolhorax with no keel. 
b. Ocelli not nearer to the eyes than to each other. 
Prothorax with two keels. - 
B. No distinct ocelli. Hind tibiae with no tuft. 
Fam. 2. PIRATIDjE. 
Piratidae, Serv. Hem. 321. 
A. Rostrum not extending beyond the fore coxae. 
Membrane of the fore wings with discoidal 
areolets. 
a. Fore lobe of the prolhorax with a longitudinal 
furrow. 
* Ocelli distinct. 
f Four anterior femora with long and stout spines 
beneath. - 
ff Four anterior femora with no long and stout spines 
beneath. 
X Prothorax rugose. - 
Prolhorax smooth, shining. 
§ Fore half of the prothorax with one longitudinal 
furrow. - 
10. HoLOTRICHID®. 
11. Saccoderid®. 
12. Sph®ridopid®. 
13. CoNORHINID®. 
14. Stenopodid®. 
15. Emesid®. 
16. Hydrometid®. 
17. Leptopid®. 
18. Saldid®. 
19. Pelogonid®. 
1. Maotys. 
2. Ptilocnemis. 
3. Holoptilus. 
1. Lestomerus. 
2. Catamiarus. 
3. Pirates. 
