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front of the femoral furrow Avhere there are 12-15 bristles. 

 About the same number stand in a triangular area on the 

 mesosternum posteriorly and there are one or two more at the 

 sides. 



Forewings : length 1 '3 mm., just over twice as long as broad, 

 submarginal, radius, postmarginal, 21 : l.S : 5 : 10, submarginal 

 13 bristles. Radius, 4 on stalk and 10 on club. 



Legs robust. Fore-legs: femur (45 : 15), tibia (32 : 7) with 

 three peg-like apical spines or teeth, ta.rsus 52, 32, 24, 20, 28. 

 Mid legs: femur (nearly 5 : 1), slightly shorter (14 : 15) than 

 the tibia (15 : 2), spur as long as 1st tarsal joint, tarsus 51, 36, 

 27, 21, 28. Hind-legs: coxa long, | the femur (7 : 2). Tibia 

 (5 : 1) apical comb 12-14 spines; longer of the two spurs not 

 ^ the 1st tarsal joint. Tarsus 68, 38, 27, 21, 28. All legs 

 densely set with bristles. 



Abdomen smooth. 1st (3rd) tergite shortly incised on posterior 

 edge, more heavily chitinized antero-medianly (basally) with 

 traces of sculpturing on the thickened area. Other tergites 

 simple, transverse and entire. Spiracle minute, circular. Stylet 

 very short, 5 bristles. The petiole ventrally shows two chitinous 

 ridges. The sternites show a median weakly chitinized line. 

 Entire ventral surface very bristl3\ 



Length about 2'3 mm. 



Expanse about 3'2 mm. 



Type (S (dissected on slide) in British Museum, one of two 

 d reared ex puparia, of Ci/dopodia greeffi Karsch, a Xyeteribiid 

 parasite of the flyiug-fox Eidolon heivum Kerr (Cynonycteris 

 straminea E. Geoffr.). W. Africa, San Thome, Oct. 1920. F. W. 

 Urich coll. 



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