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and shape, both tormae only produced cephalad. Crepide sub- 

 triangular; epitorma small, asymmetrical. 



Maxillary stridulatory area with an irregular row of 11-15 conical 

 teeth; none on palpifer. Galea ventrally with a long seta and a 

 longitudinal row of 10-12 short setae, dorsally with five or six setae. 

 Lacinia dorsally wdth a row of eight or nine long setae near the mesal 

 edge and two short setae posteriorly. 



Abdominal segments 1-5 each with three dorsal annulets; each 

 prescutum with 6-12 setae, each scutum with 5-7 long setae and 

 9-10 short setae on each side, and each scutellum with 10-22 setae. 

 Each abdominal spiracle-bearing area with two setae ventrally and 

 two setae dorsally. 



Raster with two short longitudinal palidia, surrounded on the sides 

 by 50-60 hamate setae curved at their distal ends. Raster with 11-15 

 caudomesally directed, spine-like pali. Tegillar setae arranged in 

 more or less regular rows, with varying number of setae in each row. 

 Two minute setae anterior to the other setae. 



Aphodius pseudotasrnaniae Given 



Material examined: Twelve third-stage larvae collected from 

 pasture land at Kempton, Tasmania, July 30, 1951, by E. J. Martyn 

 (USNM). 



Description: Maximum width of head capsule of third-stage larva 

 2.97-3.20 mm. Cranium reddish brown, surface smooth except four 

 depressions in a line on each side on the frons; three or four dorso- 

 epicranial setae and five microsensillae on each side. First and 

 second antennal segments subequal, third shorter than fu-st or second. 

 Third antennal segment with a conical sensory area apically. 



Epipharynx with monostichous protophoba; protophoba with 18-20 

 microsensillae; dexiophoba bistichous. Tormae similar in size and 

 shape, both tormae only produced cephalad. Crepide sub triangular; 

 epitorma small and asymmetrical. 



Maxillary stridulatory area with an irregular row of 13-20 conical 

 teeth; none on palpifer. Galea ventrally with a long seta and a 

 longitudinal row of 10 or 11 short setae, dorsally with sLx setae. 

 Lacinia dorsally with a row of eight long setae near the mesal edge 

 and two short setae posteriorly. 



Dorsal annulets of abdominal segments 1-5 with setation as follows: 

 each prescutum with 6-12 setae, each scutum with 5-7 long setae and 



9 or 10 short setae on each side, and each scutellum with 10-20 setae. 

 Each abdominal spiracle-bearing area with one or two setae dorsally 

 and two setae ventrally. Abdominal segments 7 and 8 broad, 9 and 



10 narrow. 



