CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction i 



Taxonomic status of the subgenus Gahrliepia 2 



List of abbreviations 5 



Descriptions of species 6 



Gahrliepia ( Gahrliepia) exilis, new species 6 



fimbriata, new species 10 



darita, new species 12 



neterella, new species 14 



tenella, new species 16 



elheli, new species 18 



tylana, new species 21 



gemina, new species 23 



dupliseta, new species 26 



plurisetae, new species 28 



evansi, new species 30 



picta, new species 31 



tessellata, new species 34 



laciniata, new species 27 



tuberculata, new species 40 



ampullata, new species 43 



penetrans, new species 45 



granulata, new species 50 



nanus (Oudemans, 1910) 52 



fietcheri Gater, 1932 55 



cetrata Gater, 1932 59 



hirsuta (Radford, 1946) 61 



saduski Womersley, 1952 62 



ornata Womersley, 1952 63 



decora Womersley, 1952 64 



insigne Womersley, 1952 66 



philipi ( Jadin and Vercammen-Grandjean, 1952) 67 



lazvrencei Jadin and Vercammen-Grandjean, 1952 67 



ciliata Gater, 1932 68 



rtitila Gater, 1932 70 



crocidura (Radford, 1946) 7i 



longipili (Radford, 1946) 72 



romeri Womersley, 1952 74 



Key for the identification of the larvae of the subgenus Gahrliepia 75 



Comments on the subgenus Gahrliepia 7^ 



Taxonomic notes 78 



Host preference and habitats of the subgenus Gahrliepia 81 



Summary 86 



Acknowledgments 87 



References cited 88 



iii 



