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FIGURES 745 and 746. Homilia leucophaea Ramb. (after Botosaneanu) : 



745 — left (A) and right (B) mandibles, dorsal; left (C) and right (D) mandibles, ventral; 



746 — case, dorsal (A), ventral (B) and lateral (C). 



3. Genus My st acid e s Berthold 



Full- grown larva. Lengths — 12 mm. Body narrow, cylindrical. Head 

 slightly oblong, without white adfrontal stripe; lateral stripe present; 

 sensilla of antenna very long (longer than in Athripsodes), slightly 

 curved, with a short seta; gula square; pattern consisting of dark stripes 

 and spots. Labrum wide, short. Mandibles with small, blunt teeth. 

 Submentum absent; maxillary palps short, middle segment not longer than 

 first. 



Metathorax not wider, or only slightly wider, than mesothorax, without 

 large, lateral processes characteristic for Athripsodes. Pronotum and 

 mesonotum sclerotized, with distinct pattern. Hind tibia and tarsus divided, 

 very long. 



Abdominal segment 1 short; dorsal process high, with thin, conical apex; 

 lateral processes low but less so than in Athripsodes; sclerite short, not 

 extending into flat disk. Gills with a single filament or absent. Tergite of 

 463 segment 9 distinct, dark. Claw with 2 large, dorsal denticles. 



Case straight, slightly narrower posteriorly, made of sand grains or sand 

 and detritus. 



Pupa. Length 7.5— 11.0mm. Antennae coiled 2—4 times around body. 

 Labrum with characteristic strong, short setae on tubercles. Mandibles 

 with wide base; apical part narrow, with almost straight, serrated blade. 



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