. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBFAMILY AGRYPNINAE Mesepisternum forming part of margin of middle coxal cavity (Text-fig. i). Tibial spurs present (Text-rig. 9). Vestiture setose, scales entirely absent LANELATER Arnett (p. 240) Mesepisternum not forming part of margin of middle coxal cavity (Text-figs 2 & 3). Tibial spurs absent (Text-fig. 10). Vestiture generally scaly .... Mesepimeron not forming part of margin of mesocoxal cavity (Text-fig. 2) Mesepimeron forming part of margin of mesocoxal cavity (Text-fig. 3) . Tarsal segments 1-4


. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBFAMILY AGRYPNINAE Mesepisternum forming part of margin of middle coxal cavity (Text-fig. i). Tibial spurs present (Text-rig. 9). Vestiture setose, scales entirely absent LANELATER Arnett (p. 240) Mesepisternum not forming part of margin of middle coxal cavity (Text-figs 2 & 3). Tibial spurs absent (Text-fig. 10). Vestiture generally scaly .... Mesepimeron not forming part of margin of mesocoxal cavity (Text-fig. 2) Mesepimeron forming part of margin of mesocoxal cavity (Text-fig. 3) . Tarsal segments 1-4 expanded laterally (Text-fig. 17) . TRIERS Candeze (p. Tarsal segments 1-4 not expanded laterally (Text-figs 15 & 16) . Small species, less than 5 mm long. Prothorax constricted immediately behind the anterior angles. Lateral carina not attaining the anterior margin of the prothorax RISMETHUS Fleutiaux (p. Larger species or, if less than 5 mm long, the prothorax not constricted behind the anterior angles and lateral carina attaining the anterior margin of the prothorax Scutellum with longitudinal carina ......... Scutellum simple, without carina . . AGRYPNUS Eschscholtz (p. Propleurae without tarsal grooves . MERISTHUS Candeze s. str. (p. Propleurae with tarsal grooves MERISTHUS subgenus SULCIMERUS Fleutiaux (p. Claws without basal setae (Text-fig. 12) . DANOSOMA Thomson (p. 87) Claws with basal setae (Text-fig. 13) . . . . . 9 Second and third antennal segments subequal (Text-fig. 13). If the third is triangular and larger than the second, then propleural tarsal grooves are present and run parallel to the antennal grooves . . . . 10 3 4 8 239) 5 235) 6 7 113) 231) 231). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)


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