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Figure 51. — Culicoides mojingaensis Wirth and Blanton. a-e, Female: a, wing; b, thoracic 

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

 parameres removed. 



meeting wing margin; two small round pale spots in distal part of 

 anal cell; cell M2 with a small pale spot present in front of medio- 

 cubital fork and one present behind medial fork; base of wing with 

 large pale area extending into base of anal cell. Macrotrichia sparse 

 on distal third of wing, none in cell M4 or anal cell, costa extending 

 to 0.66 (0.63-0.68, n = 5) of distance to wing tip. Halter pale, base 

 of the knob dark. 



Abdomen. — Brownish black, cerci yellowish. Spermathecae two, 

 oval, slightly unequal, measuring 0.049 by 0.038 and 0.039 by 0.034 

 mm., the bases of the ducts sclerotized a very short distance. 



Male genitalia. — Ninth sternum with a relatively narrow, deep, 

 caudomedian excavation; ninth tergum broad at the apex with slender, 

 pointed, apicolateral processes. Basistyle with ventral root foot- 

 shaped, the posterior heel not developed, dorsal root slender; disti- 



