2. Leptocerus valvatus Martynov, larva nova 



Full-grown larva. Length 8.0 — 8.5 mm. Head pinkish brown dorsally 

 and laterally, whitish ventrally at occipital foramen and on light, lateral 

 stripe. Frontoclypeus with 3 pairs of large dots, anterior pair larger than 

 the others, in contrast to L. tineiformis; pattern in posterior part 

 formed by 3 small dots and a large dot before them; posterior angle slightly 

 darker, with a light spot in the middle. A large dot at curvature of suture 

 near tentorial pit lateral to frontoclypeus; 3 dots further posteriorly; the 

 posterior dot larger than the others; 3 dots on each side in area of absent 

 coronal suture; 6 dots behind eye, dorsal to white, lateral stripe, 3 dots 

 ventral to stripe. Ventral surface with a large, brownish dot and a dark 

 brown dot laterally; 2 pinkish brown spots behind gula; gula pinkish brown 

 anteriorly; gular suture absent. 



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 FIGURES 794 and 795. Leptocerus tineiformis Curt. 

 794 — right anal leg, lateral; 795 - larval case. 



Main color of pronotum yellowish white; wide stripes with a pinkish 

 brown, anterior part lateral to the suture (lighter than in L. tineiformis), 

 posterior part slightly darker; a large dot lateral to median suture in 

 posterior part; 2 large dots situated one behind the other, lateral to the 

 stripe; 2 large dots behind dark, lateral area; several dots in light space 

 in each half; posterior margin light, with a pale pinkish spot and in the 

 middle and, pinkish brown laterally, with a large, black spot. 



Mesonotum pinkish yellow, each anterior angle with a group of 20—25 

 setae on the membrane. 



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