no. 3625 LIBERIAN STREPSIPTERA — FOX 9 



Legs: Middle leg with prominent sensorium on first subsegment 

 of tarsus. Hindleg with stout femur and rather thick tibia that appears 

 slightly shorter. Four tarsal subsegments. 



Aedeagus: Evenly tapered from stout base to apical tip that has 

 slight crest on one side and sharply pointed process on the other. 



Abdominal segment x: Not clear. 



Female, larva, and host unknown. 



Holotype male: Suakoko, Liberia, light trap, February 1952, 

 Blickenstaff, USNM type no. 69565. 



Discussion: M. kpelle differs in venation from the other species 

 already described, particularly in the proportion of Mi and M 2 . In 

 this respect, it resembles M. mano but lacks the strong, slightly forked 

 R. The proximal segment of the maxillary palpus is much larger in 

 proportion to the distal than is true of any of the other species, and 

 the aedeagus remains thick for a greater portion of its length. It is 

 interesting to note that the prominent sensorium on the second leg is 

 similar to that found on the Brazilian M. incautus Oliveira and Kogan 

 (1959). 



This species is named for the Liberian tribe within whose territory 

 Suakoko is located. 



Myrmecolax lunai (Fox and Fox) 



Figures 35-38 

 Afrostylops lunai Fox and Fox, 1964, p. 754. 



One male. Suakoko, Liberia, light trap, February 1952, Blicken- 

 staff, USNM. 



Both Luna de Carvalho and Kogan (pers. comm.) suggested that 

 Afrostylops lunai might properly be a Myrmecolax. The Suakoko 

 specimen has afforded opportunity for study of additional material 

 and the type and paratype have been critically re-examined. It was 



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Figures 35-38 — Myrmecolax lunai (Fox and Fox): 35, enlarged detail of antenna, showing 

 segment iv; 36, mandible; 37, maxillary palpus; 38, aedeagus, lateral view. 



found that A. lunai possesses a short, very ill-defined fourth antennal 

 segment that had been overlooked originally because the antennae of 

 both specimens in the type-series are in unfavorable orientation. 

 Accordingly, A. lunai is transferred to Myrmecolax. 



The Suakoko specimen provides, in addition, a more favorable view 

 of the mouthparts and aedeagus. 



