Plate XXXVIII 



Larvae and Pupae of MijcetopMlidae, 

 Sciaridae, and Platyuridae 



Fig. 1. Mycoma brevivittata, ventral aspect of head and thorax of 

 pupa: A, antenna; P, palpus; 1, coxa, 2, femur, 3, tibia, 4, 

 tarsus of fore ley; /'/, coxa of mid leg; ia, tarsus of mid leg: 

 W, wing. 



Fig. 2. Sciara prolifica, head of larva, ventral view: la, labium ; a, an- 

 tenna; mx, maxilla; mp, maxillary palpus; m, mandibles; 

 lb, la brum. 



Fig. 3. Polylepta leptogaster, head of larva, ventral view: parts 

 figured and lettering as for Figure 2. (After Schmitz.) 



Fig. 4. Mycoma brevivittata, head of larva, ventral view: parts figured 

 and lettering as for Figure 2. 



Fig. 5. Sciara prolifica, ventral aspect of head and thorax of pupa: 

 parts figured and lettering as for Figure 1. 



Fig. 6. Sciara sp. ?, head of larva, dorsal view. 



Fig. 7. Sciara prolifica, pupa, lateral view. 



Fig. 8. Ceroplatus sp. ?, maxilla of larva. 



Fig. 9. Sciara sp. .'. dorsal sclerite of head of larva, and the hypophar- 

 ynx. 



Fig. 10. Ceroplatus sp.?, head of larva, dorsal view. 



Fig. 11. The same, head of larva, ventral view: a, antenna ; lb, labrum ; 

 vi, mandible; mx, maxilla; la, labium. 



Fig. 12. The same, mandible of larva. 



Fig. 13. The same, apical segment of larva, dorsal view, showing trachca- 

 tion. 



Fig. 14. Sciara sp. .'. mandible of larva. 



Fig. 15. Ceroplatus sp.?. head of larva, front view: parts figured and 

 lettering — with the addition of o, eye — as for Figure 1. 



Fig. 16. The same, pupa, lateral view. 



