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Figure 49. — Culoicoides lanei Ortiz, a-e, Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; c, palpus; 

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



narrowly dark brown in middle, yellowish on sides; postscutellum 

 and pleiiron 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=7) spines, the one nearest the spur longest. 

 Wing. — Pattern as figured; second radial cell dark brown, more 

 than twice as long as broad; pale spot over r-m crossvein narrow; 

 cell R5 with five definite pale spots; a small round one at end of costa 

 and two, usually more or less confluent, in a longitudinal line 

 behind second radial cell, these three more or less delimiting a small 

 dark spot behind second radial cell; subapical pale spot in cell Rg of 

 irregular shape, usually with a narrow anterior connection to wing 

 margin; a small round pale spot in apex of cell R5; nearly all of vein 

 Ml and distal half of veins M2 and M3J.4 pale margined; three pale 

 spots in cell M,, the distal one nearly reaching wing margin; cell M2 

 with two pale spots in distal portion, the apical one nearly touching 



