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anterior eye angle, with an M -shaped elevation bordering posterior 

 margin, median fovea complete and narrow, with an inconspicuous 

 slight elevation laterad of each ocellus, disc of crown with microsetae; 

 antennal ledges in lateral aspect without a longitudinal sulcus, carinate 

 dorsally, anterior margins declivous; cI^^dcus depressed medially, 

 muscle impressions distinct; transclypeal sutvire obscure; face pubes- 

 cent below; clypellus not produced, its contour continuing profile of 

 clypeus. 



Thorax with pronotal width much greater than transocular width 

 of head, lateral margins strongly convergent anteriorly, with a trans- 

 verse fovea near and parallel to anterior margin, not attaining lateral 

 margins, disc punctate, without pubescence, posterior margin concave, 

 with strong dorsopleural keel which is nearly rectilinear; scutellum 

 transversely striate on posterior half. Forewing with only inner apical 

 cell membranous, veins elevated and distinct, clavus and basal half 

 of corium punctate, with four apical cells, the venation at their bases 

 somewhat variable, without an anteapical plexus of veins on corium 

 or supernumerary veins to costal margin, the wings at rest concealing 

 apex of ovipositor in female. Hindwing extending nearly as far pos- 

 teriorly as forewing, vein R2+3 entire. Anterior tibiae enlarged and 

 flattened apically; hindlegs with femoral setal formula 2:1:1 or 

 2:1:1:1; first posterior tarsomere shorter than combined length of 

 second and third. 



Male genitalia: Pygofer well-produced, rounded apically, with a 

 number of dispersed microsetae parallel to lovv^er margin, with a dorsal 

 and a ventral group of elongate, somewhat pectinate setalike processes. 

 Plates separate throughout their length, extending as far posteriorly 

 as pygofer apex, triangular, each with numerous dispersed microsetae. 

 Style extending much further posteriorly than apex of connective, 

 with distinct preapical lobe, apical portion curved laterad and sharply 

 rounded at tip, with a few preapical, lateral microsetae. Connective 

 linear, without distinct arms at base, slightly widened at apex, not 

 keeled. Aedeagus symmetrical, shaft short and without apical processes, 

 with a pair of processes arising at base, extending posteriorly, then 

 curved anteriorly, each with an anteapical projection. Paraphyses 

 absent. 



Female abdominal sternum VII with posterior margin trilobate. 



Cicciana is known from Surinam, and eastern and southern Brazil. 

 It is believed to be related to Peltocheirus and Acrocampsa, from both 

 of which it can be separated by its most peculiar pygofer processes 

 and by the presence of basiventral aedeagal processes which are not 

 present in either of the other genera. 



