FIGURES 106-108. Dicosmoecus palatus McL.: 



106 — head, dorsal (A) and ventral (B); 107 — labrum; 108 — mandibles, ventral: left (A) and 

 right (B). 



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Labrum (Figure 107), wide, with rounded anterior angles; dorsal sclerite 

 reddish brown, posterior -angle sclerites wide, short, curved ventrally. 

 Seta 1 situated near median indentation in form of short, light, blunt spine; 

 setae 2 and 4 in form of small, thick, light spines; seta 3 normal, short; 

 surface setae 5 and 6 large, 6 shorter, with blunt end. 



Mandibles (Figure 108) massive, black; distal margin brownish, wide, 

 with 5 small blunt teeth; brush golden yellow, situated close to dorsal 

 margin; outer setae situated basally, light, dorsal seta larger than ventral. 



Maxillolabium (Figure 106, b). Sclerites of cardo narrow, massive, 

 black laterally, reddish brown in middle, with 2 small, light, outer 

 submarginal setae. Submentum large, thin, yellowish with median 

 longitudinal reddish brown stripes and dark, lateral, triangular areas; 

 a large, golden brown primary seta and a small secondary seta on the 

 stripes; one short and 2 small secondary setae in the triangular areas. 

 Stipes large, brown, both setae situated near the apex, outer setae slightly 

 lighter and larger. Palpifer dark brown, short; median-apical seta situated 

 on membrane on a small sclerotized dot; naediobasal seta small. Maxillary 



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