Relatively large bodied. All are herbivorous. Collect by sweeping vegetation with a net. Preserve by pinning through thorax, slightly to the right of midline. Large insects, usually over 2.5 cm long.
Distinctive shape includes greatly lengthened prothorax and front coxae.
Raptorial forelegs with femora and tibiae armed with spines and fitted for grasping prey. Predaceous on other insects. Found in vegetation. Collect with net. Pin through thorax and allow to dry in a horizontal position before placing in insect box.