S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 26/2. (Budapest, 1973)

not conspicuously widened. Cerci slightly or strongly arcuate

. 16 (21) Anterior margin of male paramere widely and largely excised between metaparameres. Gonapophysis present in females. African species (the zoogeographically sharply separated group shows close relation with species of Neotropical subfamily Pyragrinae)

„ - Type-genus: Blan- dex BURR, 1912 Blandicinae BURR, 1915 17 (18) Metaparameres small, their apex deeply cleft (Pig. 17), genital lobes situated at median third of parameres. Type-species: solvendus BURR, 1912 Blande

X BURR, 1912 18 (17) Metaparameres bit, elongated, apex pointed, not cleft. Genital lobes situated at apical third of paramere. 19 (20) Metaparamere shorter than depth of cleavage on anterior margin of paramere. Genital lobes well developed, as shown in Pig.

18. - Type-species:

granulatus HINCKS, 1957 Alloblandex HINCKS, 1957 20 (19) Metaparamere longer than depth of incision on anterior margin of paramere (Pig. 19). Genital lobes of relatively small size, narrow. Cerci short and thick, considerably thicker than that of preceding genus, - Typespecies: albocIncta BRINDIE, 1966 Parablandex BRIND

LE, 1966 21 (l6) Anterior margin of male paramere narrowly incised between metaparameres or emargination scarcely discernible. Females without gonapophysis. South American species. Type-genus: Pyragra SERVILLE, I83I Pyragrinae BURR, 1908 22 (25) A longitudinal ridge present on lateral side of 10th dorsal plate of abdomen. 23 (24) Sides of abdomen approximately parallel; in its medial section not conspicuously widened. Male paramere elongated, metaparameres comparatively small, with a wide base,usually shorter than one-fifth of parameral length (Fig. 20). - ^ype species: guttata BORMANS, 1893 Echinopsalis BORMANS, 1893