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Thorax. — Mesonotum dark pruinose grayish brown, with moder- 

 ately prominent dark brown pattern, consisting of a median anterior 

 longitudinal band, a pair of transverse marks over humeral pits and a 

 larger triangular pair of marks at the sutural level. Scutellum black- 



FiGURE 26. — Culicoides commatis, new species, a-e. Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; 

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

 removed. 



ish in middle, dark brown on sides; postscutellum and pleuron blackish. 

 Legs dark brown; fore and mid femora with subapical and all tibiae 

 with subbasal narrow pale rings; hind tibial comb with four spines, 

 the second from the spur longest. 



Wing. — Pattern as figured; second radial cell very dark; pale spot 

 over r-m crossvein rounded, meeting costal margin in reduced breadth; 



