| 1 |
Third abdominal
sternite anteromedially with
a spur produced forwards, surpassing at least the median
coxae.
|
2 |
| Third abdominal sternite anteromedially at most with a small spine or tubercle, not surpassing the median coxae | 8 |
|
| 2 |
Spur of the third abdominal sternite reaching middle of the mesosternum or the anterior coxae | 3 |
| Spur of the third sternite at most slightly surpassing the median coxae | 7 |
|
| 3 |
Anterior femora with a strong spine on the subapical ventral margin | 4 |
| Anterior femora unarmed | 5 | |
| 4 |
Lateral margins
of pronotum broadly con- vex |
Oncomeris Laporte |
| Lateral margins of pronotum straight. | Plisthenes Stål | |
| 5 |
Antennae five-segmented | Lyramorpha .(subgen. Lyramorpha) Westwood |
| Antennae
four-segmented |
6 | |
| 6 |
Abdomen
regularly and strongly tapering posteriorly |
Lyramorpha (subgen. Diploxyphus and Lyrodes Horváth) |
| Abdomen ovoid |
Tamolia Horváth | |
| 7 |
Head long, about as long as wide | Erga Walker |
| Head short,
wider than long by about 30 percent |
Garceus Distant | |
| 8 |
Third abdominal sternite with anteromedian spine or tubercle surpassing the posterior coxae. | 9 |
| Third abdominal
sternite with at most a small anteromedian spine or tubercle |
10 |
|
| Mandibular plates strongly convex, with a
tooth in front of eye, antennae five-segmented |
Tibiospina Sinclair | |
| 9 |
Mandibular
plates slightly convex, almost straight, antennae
four-segmented |
Agapophyta Guerin-Méneville |
| 10 |
Metasternum strongly elevated between median and posterior
coxae, pointing forwards to anterior coxae |
Piezosternum Amyot & Serville, |
| Metasternum
without such elevation |
11 |
|
| 11 |
Antennae four-segmented |
Stilida Stål |
| Antennae five-segmented. |
12 | |
| 12 |
Connexival margins with posterior and anterior margins largely dark brown, sometimes entirely dark brown | 13 |
| Connexival margins almost entirely
testaceous, sometimes with very small spots posteriorly and
on the margin |
15 | |
| 13 |
Posterior tibia with a tooth at the base of inner margin | Rhoecus Bergroth |
| Posterior tibia unarmed | 14 |
|
| 14 |
Humeral angles of pronotum sharp, widely surpassing the hemelytra | Neosalica Leston & Scudder |
| Humeral angles of pronotum blunt, not
surpassing the hemelytra |
Musgraveia Leston & Scudder |
|
| 15 |
Scutellum long, apex acute | Sciadiocoris Magnien & Pluot-Sigwalt |
| Scutellum shorter, apex rounded or almost
truncated |
16 | |
| 16 | Large species (body length more than 20 mm), head longer than wide | Peltocopta Bergroth |
| Small species (body length 14-17 mm), head
shorter than wide by about 30 % |
Cumare Blöte |