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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE PLATES. 



a, suture dividing episternum. 

 aba, anterior basalare. 



aem, anepimeron. 

 aes, anepisternum. 

 aph, anterior phragma. 

 apt, adanal pterale. 

 asa, anterior subalare. 



b, suture dividing epimeron. 

 bs, basisternite. 



c, coxal cleft. 

 ce, cenchrus. 

 ex, coxa. 



em, epimeron. 



es, episternum. 



fs, furcastemite. 



hyp, hypopteron. 



is, intersegmentalia. 



it, intertergite 



kem, katepimeron. 



kes, katepistemum. 



mc, meracanthus. 



me, meron. 



mes, median portion of episternum. 



n, notum. 



npt, notopterale. 



op, operculum, 

 p, pleural suture, 

 pba, posterior basalare. 

 pcx, precoxale. 

 poa, postalare. 

 poc, postcoxale. 

 pra, prealare. 

 prt, pretergite. 

 psa, posterior subalare. 

 psc, prescutum. 

 psl, postscutellum. 

 pt, peritreme, surrounding spiracle. 

 sa, subalare. 

 sc, scutum. 



sg, opening of scent glands, 

 si, scutellum. 

 sp, spiracle. 



sr, supraalare or suralare. 

 ssl, scuto-scutellum (prt — psc — sc- — si), 

 tg, tegula. 

 tn, trochantin. 

 tr, trochanter, 

 vex, veracoxa. 



X, coxal articulation. (Location so 

 indicated when concealed}. 



The subscripts 1, 2 and 3 indicate respectively the pro-, meso- and metatiiorax. 



