consists of a brown, long, medioanal seta and 4 minute setae; the posterior 

 of these setae is longer than the others; the intermediate group consists of 

 a brown, thick, moderately long seta, a short seta anterior and posterior to 

 it and 6 small light setae; the lateral group consists of 2 thick dark setae, 

 one similar to the anterior -margin seta and situated on a black spot; the 

 second is shorter and situated near the posterior margin of the spot; between 

 the above setae and posterior to the second seta is a small seta and several 

 very small setae. 



Setae of mesonotum (anterior-angle, anterior -margin and medioanal seta) 

 short, dark and thin; intermediate and lateral anal setae very small and 

 light. Anterior -margin seta of metanotum smaller than that of mesonotum; 

 other setae similar. 



Pleuron of prothorax small, partly covered by the pronotum; trochantin 

 and episternum fused. Sclerites of the pleuron of the meso- and metathorax 

 large and brown; pleural suture black; the setae at the distal margin of 

 the sclerite directed to the margin blackish brown; episternal seta strong 

 and long; epimeral seta shorter and thinner. 



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FIGURES 348 and 349. Mystrophora altaicaMart. 

 348 — pronotum; 349 - prosternura. 



Prosternum wide, brown, with a chestnut brown, narrow anterior margin 

 (Figure 349); anterior angles prolonged; two indistinct yellowish brown 

 spots in each half of the sclerite; sternite light in the middle, with a light 

 stripe posteriorly; posterior angles prolonged in form of narrow, black rods 



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