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Thorax. — -Mesonotum yellowish brown, with a prominent pattern 

 of punctiform brown dots at the seta-bases, more or less confluent in 

 narrow irregular bands and lines, especially along a pair of sublateral, 

 longitudinal lines. Scutellum narrowly dark brown in middle, yellow- 

 ish on sides; postscutellum dark brown; pleuron yellowish above. 



Figure 81. — Culicoides aureus Ortiz, a-e. Female: a, wing; b, thoracic pattern; c, tibial 

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

 removed. 



dark below. Legs brown with knee spots black, broad pale bands at 

 bases and just before apices of femora, at bases of tibiae and at apex 

 of hind tibia; hind tibial comb with four (n = 3) spines, the one nearest 

 the spur longest. 



