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shield, in the soft skin aside of the posterior end of the shield. 

 The accompanying- miuute hairs inside of them. In the middle 

 of the posterior shield close to the lateral edges a pair of 

 minute hairs; close to the posterior edge and above the wider 

 (inner) abdominal lobes a pair of ditto. On the outer abdo- 

 minal lobes is planted a pair of long hairs. 



Ventral side (Fig. 38). E p i m e r a I proximally 

 united by a minute transverse rod, or better their proximal 

 ends have curved inward and met with each other. Epimera 

 II as long as epimera I, curve, strongly directed inward. 

 Epimera III short, scarcely longer than trochanter III and 

 with distal external epimerite as long as the throchanter III 

 and reaching the edge of the body. Epimera IV twice longer 

 than trochanteres IV, with proximal external epimerite as long 

 as trochanter IV and directed toward trochanter III, and with 

 distal external wide epimerite, directed slightly forward and 

 reachting the edge of the body. On the sides of the 

 head the proximal external margin is strongly chitinized. 

 Behind trochanter II there is a short epimerite (ventral lengihe- 

 niug of dorsal chitinized prosoraatic margin, if it w^re present). 

 Hairs. Inside of (before) the middle of epimera II a pair 

 of very short thin hairs. Inside of epimera III and before the 

 proximal epimerite IV a pair of ditto. Inside of the proximal 

 ends of epimera IV a pair of ditto. Inside of trochanteres IV, 

 flanking the four genital suckers, a pair af ditto. On the 

 anal valves a pair of ditto, and finally before and a little 

 outside of the outer abdominal lobes a pair of ditto. Lateral 

 hair distinctly ventral, before the distal epimerite III and a 

 little longer than epimera II; its accompanying hair much 

 smaller, more inward and a little forward. Genital suckers 

 small, distinct, between the trochanteres IV. Anus terminal ; 

 anal covers unwrinkled, consequently a pair of shields. 



Mandibles apparently normal, somewhat pointed. 



Maxillae apparently normal. 



