Full-grown larva. Length 1 8—24 mm. Main color of head (Figure 291 ) 

 shining, light brown, stripes dark brown, blackish brown in some places; 

 eyes on whitish background; antennae closer to anterior margin than 

 to eye, sensilla dark. Pattern on frontoclypeus in form of uniformly wide 

 median stripe and 2 diverging broad stripes in anterior part divided by a 

 deep, lighter median indentation; in light specimens, posterior ends of 

 indentation reach light bars at base of branches; in dark specimens, the 

 bars are barely visible or absent; punctation distinct posteriorly even 

 in dark specimens but less distinct anteriorly. Dorsal stripes 

 (Figure 291, A) extending from anterior to posterior margin of head, 

 darker in middle; transverse rows of dots on slightly dark or almost light 

 background lateral to coronal suture. Lateral stripes consisting of 

 several longitudinal rows of dense, distinct dots on a grayish brown 

 background which extends also to ventral side; large groups of dark dots 

 on dark background near occipital foramen. Gula (Figure 291, B) light. 

 Large setae dark brown, small setae brown, some setae light. Intermediate 

 of 3 anterior -margin setae slightly longer than median, lateral light, large; 

 anterior frontal seta the same; middle frontal seta moderately long; 

 posterior seta small; seta 9 thick, long; seta 14 larger and thicker; seta 7 

 short, thick; seta 10 situated anteriorly, lateral to the eye, light; seta 11 

 situated behind 9, small, thin; seta 12 moderately long; seta 13 small, thin, 

 situated near 14; seta 15 thin, moderately long; seta 16 situated behind 15, 

 short, adpressed; seta 17 situated near fork of frontal sutures, longer and 

 thicker than 12. Ventral seta 8 small, strong; seta 18 small. 



Labrum (Figure 292), with smoothly rounded anterior angles and a deep 

 median indentation. Dorsal sclerite shining brown; median indentation 

 with dark spot; posterior-angle sclerites blackish brown at curvature. 

 Seta 1 situated near anterior margin of median indentation, forming a 

 small, blunt, transparent spine; seta 4 situated near posterior margin of 

 indentation, short, spine -shaped, blunt, thick; seta 2 light, situated near anterior 

 margin; seta 3 situated laterally, short, light; setae 5 and 6 situated on 

 surface lateral to median indentation, thin, larger than others. 



Mandibles black; brush of left mandible consisting of 2 tufts, brush of 

 right mandible of a single larger tuft; left mandible with 4 large teeth and 

 a small, dorsal denticle apically; right mandible with 4 teeth of different 

 size near apex, 2 dorsal teeth blunt, short; 2nd tooth from ventral margin 

 larger than the others on both mandibles; lateral setae short, dorsal seta 

 light brown, slightly larger than light, thin, ventral seta. 



Pregula reddish brown; sclerites of cardo transverse with broad, reddish 

 brown median margin, their lateral half dark reddish brown, other half 

 lighter, shining brown; lateral seta light, small, 2nd seta small, brown. 

 Triangular process on lateral sclerites of submentum reddish brown, 

 distinct; median sclerites in form of 2 small rounded reddish brown 

 plates; setae dark brown, moderately long. Stipes reddish brown; lateral 

 seta grayish brown, moderately long, median seta darker, thicker. Palpifer 

 large, moderately long, blackish brown laterally; apical seta dark brown, 

 longer than palpifer; basal, median seta small, light; palp relatively large, 

 segment 3 longer than others; galea half as long as palp, with large apical 

 sensillae. Mentum dark reddish brown; ventral sclerites rod -shaped, 

 seta short, light. Falpiger horseshoe -shaped, relatively wide; palp slightly 

 longer than median lobe, with mat brown sclerite. 



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