Mesonotum brownish, with small black dots; posterior-angle spot large, 

 black. Lateral tergites of metanotum yellow, with a large, dark spot; small, 

 dark spots sometimes present near posterior margin. 



Legs as in Figure 244. Basal seta of claw of forelegs not reaching apex; 

 corresponding seta of mid- and hind legs reaching apex (Figure 244, D, E). 



Lateral line consisting of short grayish hairs on segments 2—7. Gills 

 on segments 1—6. 



Segment 9 and anal legs as in A.muliebris. Case the same (Figure 

 245). 



Mode of life and habitats. Lakes close to shore, on stones, 

 often in large numbers; rarely on pieces of wood and on shells of large 

 mollusks. 



Distribution. USSR: Latvia. In addition. Northern Europe (.Ireland, 

 Sweden, Finland), Poland. 



Z^if- 



Z^5 



FIGURES 244 and 245. Apatania auricula 

 ForssL: 



244 — legs, posterior (in part): foreleg (A), mid- 

 femur (B),hind femur (C),end of tarsus and claw 

 of midleg (D) and of hind leg (E); 245 - larval 

 case, dorsal. 



4. Subfamily LIMNOPHILINAE Kolenati 



Full-grown larva. Length variable, 10— 35 mm. Head wide. Eyes far 

 from anterior margin but in anterior part of head; antennae nearer to base 

 of mandibles than to eye. Gula with curved sides, sometimes with long, 



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