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Figure 58. — Culicoides macrostigma 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. 



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

 comb with four (n = 8) spines, the one nearest the spur longest. 



Wing. — Pattern as figured; second radial cell dark, quite broad 

 and very long, over twice as long as first; pale spot over r-m cross- 

 vein continued broadly to costal margin; cell R5 with four well-sep- 

 arated, small pale spots, two in a longitudinal row behind second 

 radial cell, one at wing margin at end of costa and the distal one 

 located in middle of cell toward the apex, the distal side of the last 

 spot concaved; two pale spots in cell Mi, the second located far from 

 wing margin; two pale spots in distal part of cell M2, the apical one 

 rounded and located at wing margin; one pale spot in cell M4, not 

 touching the veins or wing margin; two pale spots in distal portion 

 of anal cell; a pale spot in cell M2 ^ymg in front of mediocubital fork 

 and another behind medial fork; a pale spot at basal arculus of wing; 



