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FIGURES 718 and 719. Athripsodes e x c i s us Mort. : 

 718-head, dorsal (A), lateral(B), and ventral (C); 719-labrum. 



Full-grown larva. Length 8— 10 mm. Head wide (Figure 718, A, B), with 

 distinct adf rental and lateral light stripes; gula large, cup- shaped, with 

 small, posterior, median process (Figure 718, C). Frontoclypeus and area 

 surrounded by light frontal stripe uniformly chestnut brown, other dark 

 areas of large lateral sclerites brown; gula dark brown; periocular area 

 yellowish or light brown; a large, whitish area from lateral stripe to gula 

 posteriorly with several brownish dots laterally; occipital foramen with a 

 narrow, brownish black margin. Anterior part of frontoclypeus with 3 pairs 

 of dots; posterior part with a band of 7 small, dark brown dots. Dorsal 

 stripes replaced by 4 large dots; small, dark dots lateral to coronal suture 

 and instead of lateral stripes. Anterior-margin setae situated at angle, 

 median seta small, light; intermediate seta short, straight, dark, lateral 

 seta small; anterior frontal seta small, posterior frontal seta short, thin, 

 situated behind tentorial pit; intermediate frontal seta much longer, 

 situated near tentorial pit. Seta 9 long, strong, blackish brown; seta 11 

 situated slightly posterior to 9, small, light; seta 7 short, strong; seta 



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