. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 554 HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA suggested by Bergroth/ that the anterior pair have been detached by some accident. Fam. 10. Henicocephalidae.—Head sioolUn lehind the eyes so as to form a sort of globe, on the anterior fart of lohich the ocelli arc 'placed. Rostrum extremely short. Elytra rather large, of one consistence throughout; conspicuously veined.— There is only one genus; it is very widely distributed, about a dozen species being known; one of these occurs in the south of Europe. These curious little bugs appear to be most nearly allied to the Eeduvii
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. 554 HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA suggested by Bergroth/ that the anterior pair have been detached by some accident. Fam. 10. Henicocephalidae.—Head sioolUn lehind the eyes so as to form a sort of globe, on the anterior fart of lohich the ocelli arc 'placed. Rostrum extremely short. Elytra rather large, of one consistence throughout; conspicuously veined.— There is only one genus; it is very widely distributed, about a dozen species being known; one of these occurs in the south of Europe. These curious little bugs appear to be most nearly allied to the Eeduviidae. According to Westwood and others they are somewhat gregarious; a Tasmanian species dances in the air after the fashion of midges or May-flies, and dispenses an agreeable, musk-like odour. Fam. 11. Phymatidae.—-Front legs of peculiar structure, short and stout, ivith long coxae, short thick femora, and tibiae curvate, pointed; frequently ivithout tarsi.—The Insects of this family are. FlQ. 267.—Carciiiocoris binghami (Phymatidae). Burma. believed to be predaceous, the structure of the legs being such as is called raptorial, and one species, Phymatco erosa, being known to capture and suck honey-bees in ISTorth America. There are only about seventy species of Phymatidae known. We have ' U'ien. cut. Zeit. xi. 1892, p. 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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