Tessaratomidae  Stål, 1865


Key to subfamilies, tribes and subtribes:

1
Hemelytral membran deprived of basal cells 2

Hemelytral membran with basal cells (Tessaratominae) 3
2
Tarsi biarticulate Natalicolinae
Horváth, 1900

Tarsi triarticulate Oncomerinae
Stål, 1870
3 Mesosternal elevation as long as mesosternum, bifurcate anteriorely
8

If mesosternal elevation present, never bifurcate
4

TESSARATOMINAE
4 Connexivum expanded in a serrated series of two-teethed blades
Prionogastrini
Stål, 1870
4
Connexivum not so
5

5
Antennae of five articles (Sepinini)
6

Antenae of four articles (Tessaratomini)
7

Sepinini
6
6
Tarsi bi-articulate
Platitatina
Horváth, 1900

Tarsi triarticulate
Sepinina
Horváth, 1900

Tessaratomini

7
Metasternal elevation produced anteriorely surpassing mesocoxae , its apex generally free (except in some African Tessaroma species)
Tessaratomina
Stål, 1865

If metasternal elevation present, it does not invade mesosternum
Eusthenina
Stål, 1865

Incertae sedis
8
Amissus
Stål, 1863


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