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Figure 31. — Culicoides pilosus, new species, a-e, Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; 

 c, palpus; d, tibial comb; e, spermathecae. /, g, Male:/, parameres; g, gentalia, parameres 

 removed. 



and pleuron dark brown. Legs dark brown; fore and mid femora with 

 subapical and all tibiae with subbasal narrow pale rings; hind tibial 

 comb with four (n = 3) spines, the one nearest the spur longest. 



Wing. — Pattern as figured; pale spot over r-m crossvein large, 

 broadly but with reduced intensity reaching costal margin; post- 

 stigmatic pale spot in cell R5 large, nearly transverse; distal pale spot 

 in cell R5 irregularly rounded, not reaching wing margin, dark area 

 between the two pale spots in cell R5, the area over second radial cell 

 and the area proximad of r-m crossvein very dark brown; no pale 

 spots on vein Mi; pale spot in cell Mi elongate, reaching distal wing 

 margin; pale spot present straddling middle of vein M2; pale spots 

 present at wing margin in cells M2 and M4, the latter broadened and 

 extended proximad a short distance along posterior side of vein M3+4; 

 two separate spots in distal portion of anal cell and a third spot lying 



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