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basoventral seta similar^ situated near suture; other 2 anterior setae situated 

 apically and subapically in form of short, blunt, thick, yellow spines; entire 

 ventral surface, as in A. aterrimus, covered with hyaline, thin chaetoids 

 curved distally. 



FIGURE 720. Athripsodes excisusMort. Pronotum (A) 

 and mesonotum (B) 



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Ventral margin of femur shorter than in A, aterrimus, convex only in 

 distal part; entire dorsal side and basal part of subdorsal side with long, 

 thin, brown setae; primary basodorsal and apical dorsal seta situated on a 

 dark, narrow margin; anterior seta spine- shaped, short, dark brown; 

 posterior seta situated subventrally in basal part, long, brown; ventral 

 margin flattened, convex distal part with 4 light chaetoids forming a fan, and 

 a short, thick, brownish, primary seta; all 5 chaetae with thin ends, a row 

 of minute, blunt, light spinules near them; basal part with several light 

 chaetoids similar to those in distal part, and a basoventral, primary seta in 

 form of a short, blunt, brown spine. 



Tibia curved ventrally, with a longitudinal row of small, light, distal 

 spinules; apex of distal process with a posterior distoventral primary seta 

 in form of large, blunt, light spine; second ventral seta situated subapically 

 represented by a small, light spinule, not always distinct; anterior seta 



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