Saicinae

Gil-Santana, Hélcio R. & Costa, Luiz A. A., 2009, A new species of Paratagalis Monte from Brazil with taxonomical notes and a key to New World genera of Saicinae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Saicinae), Zootaxa 2197, pp. 20-30 : 28-29

Key to the New World genera of Saicinae , modified from Gil-Santana et al. (2006), and Weirauch & Forero (2007a)

1 Fore leg without spines, at most with erect setae ........................................................................................................2

1´Fore femur with two rows of spines, fore tibiae either with setae or with spines ........................................................ 5

2 Posterior pronotal lobe with upward projecting spines or tubercles; mesoscutum (scutellum) and metanotum with an upward projecting apical vertical spine or tubercle ...................................................................................................... 3

2´Pronotum unarmed; apex of mesoscutum produced into a long horizontal tapering spine, metanotum without spine

or tubercle ............................................................................................................................................ Oncerotrachelus 3 Opposed surfaces of beak and head with spinelike setae or bristles; forewing with two to three cells; metapleura without a tubercle near coxal cavity .............................................................................................................................4

3´Opposed surfaces of beak and head without spinelike setae or bristles; forewing with four cells; metapleura with a tubercle near coxal cavity ................................................................................................................................. Saicireta

4 Process on lower anterior angle of prothorax acute to subacute; antennal segment II subequal to half the length of antennal segment I; medial process of male pygophore bifurcate; posterior margin of seventh abdominal sternite in females vertical to subvertical ................................................................................................................................ Saica

4´Process on lower anterior angle of prothorax subconical; antennal segment II subequal to 1/3 the length of antennal segment I; medial process of male pygophore a single, erect barbless spine; posterior margin of seventh abdominal sternite in females sloping ventrocephalad ................................................................................................. Pseudosaica

5 Fore tibia with a row of setae directed mediad .............................................................................................. Kiskeyana

5´Fore tibia with ventral row of spines ............................................................................................................................ 6

6 Humeral angles of pronotum without processes, rounded................................................................................. Tagalis

6´Humeral angles of pronotum with spinelike processes ................................................................................................7

7 Fore coxae and anterior pronotal lobe unarmed ............................................................................................. Bagriella

7´Fore coxae spined, anterior pronotal lobe with four spines or rounded humps............................................................ 8

8 Anterior pronotal lobe with four spines; two segments of beak spined ....................................................... Paratagalis

8´Anterior pronotal lobe with four humps; one or all three segments of beak spined..................................................... 9

9 Only the first segment of beak spined; forewings with four closed cells ....................................................... Buninotus

9´All three segments of beak spined; forewings with two closed cells ............................................................ Caprilesia