(210) 



210 



coronal suture. Lateral bands absent. Numerous large dots in dorsal 

 and lateral areas of posterior part of head. Ventral surface mainly 

 brownish, lighter posteriorly, with groups of large dots. Gula light. 



Pronotum brownish yellow; anterior third light, with large, dark dots; 

 groove in anterior third dark, chestnut brown in middle; anterior margin 



dark in each half; posterior margin wide, reddish 

 brown in middle, with a black stripe laterally; 

 posterior-angle process reddish brown, with narrow, 

 dark, lateral margin. Mesonotum also brownish 

 yellow, darker in some places, with large, dark dots; 

 anterior margin with a small, dark stripe in each 

 half; posterior margin narrowly dark brown, 

 reddish in middle; posterior angle more broadly, 

 blackish brown. 



Posterior primary seta of fore femur dark 

 brown, situated slightly more basal than basoventral 

 seta, which forms a small, yellowish spine; disto- 

 ventral seta situated in middle of femur, also 

 spine- shaped but slightly larger. Primary ventral 

 setae of mid -femur situated basally, short, blackish 

 brown, basal seta slightly longer and thinner. 

 Primary ventral setae of hind femur situated in 

 middle, dark brown; basal seta short, apical seta slightly longer and thinner. 

 Setae on mid -and hind legs shorter than in species of Limnophilus 

 described above. 



Gills on segments 2—8. 



Tergite of abdominal segment 9 brownish, with indistinct punctation; 

 medioanal setae dark brown, long; posterior-angle setae also dark, thick, 

 but shorter; intermediate seta thin, brown, long, as long as posterior - 

 angle seta; lateral seta short, thin; seta between medioanal setae moderately 

 long, thin, shorter than intermediate seta; 2—3 small, thin setae on surface. 

 Case made of sand grains (Figure 365, A). 



Sclerites "b" and "c" reddish brown. Claw reddish brown, with dorsal 

 denticle. 



FIGURE 365. Limnophilus 

 fuscicornis Ramb. Larval 

 case (A), pupal case (B) Cafter 

 Strucl<) 



Number and arrangement of gills of pupa of L. fusel c or nis 



Segment 



Dorsal 



Pleural 



Ventral 



2 



3 

 3 



2 



2 



3 



3 



3 



3 

 3 



2 



1 



3 

 3 



4 



3 



2 



1(0) 



1(0) 



2 

 2 



5 



2 



1-2 







2 

 2 



6 



2-1 

 1 







2 

 1-2 



7 



2(0) 







2-1 

 1(0) 



8 









1(0) 



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