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Females Males 



"brevipes" group 



H. brevipes Roe, 1958 H. brevipes Roe, 1958 



H. denticulata Roe, 1958 H. denticulaia Roe, 1958 



Heterolaophonte spec. Roe, 1960 



The following species cannot yet be brought to any of the above 

 mentioned groups : 



Cleta setigera Kriczagin, 1873 

 C. similis var. fortior Kriczagin, 1873 

 L. pygmaea T. Scott, 1894 

 L. rottenburgi T. Scott, 1912 

 L. australis T. Scott, 1912 

 L. exigua T. Scott, 1912 

 L. insignis T. Scott, 1914 

 L. oculata Gurney, 1927 



L. laurentica Nicholls, 1941 L. laurentica Nicholls, 1941 



H. furcata Noodt, 1958 



I have united three species described by Roe (1958, 1960), Hetero- 

 laophonte brevipes, H. denticulata, and H. spec, in a separate "brevipes" 

 group since the three forms are allied closely and occupy a more or 

 less isolated position among the other members of this genus. 



Genus Paronychocamptus Lang, 1948 



Created by Lang in 1944 (p. 35) but validated by him in 1948 (p. 

 1380) by the designation of a type species, Laophonte curticaudata. 

 Boeck, 1864. 



The following species are known: 



Females Males 



"curticaudata" group 



L. curticaudata Boeck, 1864 L. curticaudata Boeck, 1864 



L. huntsmani Willey, 1923 L. huntsmani Willey, 1923 



L. capillata C. B. Wilson, 1932 



"exigua" group 



L. exigua G. O. Sars, 1905 L. exigua G. O. Sars, 1905 



Genus Paralaophonte Lang, 1948 



This genus was introduced by Lang in 1944 (p. 36) but no type 

 species was indicated; it was validated by Lang in 1948 (p. 1386) by 



