Toxoderidae Saussure 1869

Family TOXODERIDAE Saussure, 1869 Two of four subfamilies, with four tribes among them, are reported from India. 1. Fore femora with 4 discoidal and 4 posteroventral spines. Tibial spur groove near middle (Fig. 37) Oxyothespinae (Heterochaetulini)........................................................................ Heterochaetula - Fore femora with 3 discoidal and 5‒6 posteroventral spines. Tibial spur groove close to the base (Fig. 43) Toxoderinae .... 2 2. Vertex separated from juxta-ocular area by a prominent sulcus (Fig. 39). Carinae on mid and hind tibiae developed into lobes (Fig. 38) (Aethalochroini).................................................................... Aethalochroa - Vertex without or weakly expressed sulcus. Mid and hind tibiae without carinae and lobes........................... 3 3. Fore coxae distally enlarged (Fig. 42) (Toxoderopsini)....................................................... 4 - Fore coxae distally not enlarged (Calamothespini).................................................. Toxomantis 4. Mid and hind femora with genicular spines. Abdominal segments ventrally with small thread-like extensions (Fig. 44)..... 5 - Mid and hind femora without genicular spines. Abdominal segments without any thread-like extensions....... Toxodanuria 5. Vertex with protuberance. Thread-like structures present only on first 6 abdominal segments................ Toxoderopsis - Vertex without any protuberances. Thread-like structures present on first 7 abdominal segments.............. Euthyphleps