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ever, Oudemans states that the sternal setae and coxal setae are nude. 

 Fuller verifies this, but points out that he believes the nude condition 

 is apparent, rather than real, and due to trauma. These bristles bear 

 pinnae in our specimens. 



GAHRLIEPIA (GAHRLIEPIA) FLETCHERI Gater, 1932 



Figures 159-163 



1932. Gahrliepia flctchcri Gater, Parasitol., vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 161-163, fig. 9. 

 1938. Gateria flctcheri (Gater), Ewing, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 28, 



No. 6, p. 295. 

 1942. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Radford, Parasitol., vol. 34, No. i, p. 67, 



fig. 48. 

 1943- Gahrliepia fietcheri Gater, Womersley and Heaslip, Trans. Roy. Soc. 



South Australia, vol. 67, No. i, pp. 138, 140, pi. 13, fig. 3. 



1945. Gahrliepia fletscheri (sic!) Gater, Buitendijk, Zool. Meded., vol. 24, 



p. 337 (lapsus). 



1946. Gateria spimtlosa Radford, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, vol. 116, pt. 2, p. 252, 



figs. II, 12. Nevi: synonymy. 



1947. Gahrliepia fietcheri Gater, Audy, Nature, London, vol. 159, pp. 295-296. 



1947. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Sig Thor and Willmann, Trombidiidae, Das 



Tierreich, Lfg. 71b, p. 339, fig. 405. 



1948. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Fuller, Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc, vol. 43, 



No. 4, p. no. 



1950. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Radford, Int. Union Biol. Sci. (Paris), ser. 



C, No. I, p. 98. 



1951. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Wharton et al., Journ. Parasitol., vol. 37, 



No. I, p. 27. 



1952. Gahrliepia (^Gateria) fietcheri Gater, Womersley, Rec. South Australia 



Mus., vol. 10, Nos. 1-2, pp. 285, 311, pi. 83, figs. F-H. 



1952. Gahrliepia (Gateria) spimilosa (Radford), Womersley, op. cit., pp. 309- 

 310, pi. 83, fig. E. 



1952. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Wharton and Fuller, Mem, Ent. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, No. 4, p. 93. 



1952. Gateria spinulosa Radford, Wharton and Fuller, op. cit., p. 94. 



1952. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Gunther, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales, 

 vol. 77, Nos. 1-2, p. 47, 



1952. Gateria spinulosa Radford, Gunther, op. cit., p. 48. 



1952. Gateria spinulosa Radford, Fuller, Zool. Verb., No. 18, p. 217. 



1952. Gateria fietcheri (Gater), Fuller, op. cit., pp. 216, 218, fig. 7d. (Includes 

 complete description based upon type material.) 



Diagnosis of larva. — A nonscrobiculate species which is highly 

 variable regarding standard measurements and chaetotaxy. Palpal 

 iormula. B/B/NNb(^N). Palpal claw 3-pronged, Eyes double. With 

 10 to 17 (usually 12 or 13, rarely more than 14) usurped setae on 

 scutum ; most of these nonmarginal and arranged in 3 or 4 highly 

 irregular rows. First row of usurped setae definitely caudad to line 



