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Figure 75. — Culicoides spurius, new species, a-d, Female: a, wing; b, tibial comb; c, palpus; 

 d, spermathecae. e, f, Male: e, parameres; /, genitalia, parameres removed. 



Thorax. — Mesonotum (only slide-mounted specimens available) 

 apparently without conspicuous pattern, dark brown. Scutellum, 

 postscutellum and pleuron dark brown. Legs dark brown; fore and 

 mid femora with subapical, all tibiae with subbasal and hind tibia with 

 apical, narrow pale rings; hind tibial comb with four (n=10) spines, 

 the one nearest the spur longest. 



Wing. — Pattern as figured; pale spots small, moderately distinct; 

 pale spot over r-m crossvein about as broad as long, poststigmatic pale 

 spots in cell R5 small and rounded, well separated, the posterior one 

 slightly larger and located slightly proximad of the anterior one; distal 

 pale spot in cell R5 moderately large, rounded; two pale spots in cell Mi, 

 one pale spot each in apices of cell M2, M4 and anal cell; definite pale 

 spots present behind medial fork and in front of mediocubital fork. 

 Macrotrichia sparse on distal third of wing, none in cell M4, anal cell 



