ABSTRACT
Elytra elongate to subovate, covering entire abdomen; disc somewhat flattened to moderately convex, with uniform punctation and long, raised setae (Scraptiinae) or with distinct transverse reticulation and shorter, adpressed setae (Anaspidinae); epipleuron distinct anteriorly, evenly or abruptly narrowed, not visible to elytral apex; scutellum visible, bluntly rounded to triangular posteriorly; mesosternum flattened to slightly convex, anteriorly blunt or rounded; mesosternal process narrow, extended between coxae; mesocoxal cavities open laterally; hind wing long, functional; venation normal; radial cell present or absent; 3-4 free veins in medial area of wing; metasternum variously convex, discrimen distinct, about half length of sternum; legs similar in size and shape on all thoracic segments; femora slightly swollen near midlength, somewhat compressed laterally; tibiae slender, terminal spurs small to moderate in length; tarsi 5-5-4 in both sexes; penultimate tarsomere variously expanded laterally, forming fleshy ventral lobe (esp. pronounced in some Scraptiinae), absent from hind tarsomere of Anaspidinae and some Scraptiinae.
