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1. Beraea puUata Curtis 



Morton, 1886:146, 148-149.- Ulmer, 1903:285-286, Figure 2; 1909:244, 

 305-306.- Lestage, 1921:944,95 3-954.- Thienemann, 1923:183-186, 

 Figure 7.- Lepneva, 1940:210.- Nielsen, 1942:414-428, Figures 64-76.- 

 Hickin, 1959:85-87, Figure 21. 



Full-grown larva. Length 6.0-6.9 mm (Figure 827). Head (Figure 828) 

 reddish yellow, with indistinct, large, light dots; antennae situated on dorsal 

 process of fold; eyes in a light area near posterior margin of fold. Median 

 and intermediate anterior -margin setae of frontoclypeus short, strong; 

 lateral seta longer, thin, procumbent; anterior frontal seta similar, 

 intermediate and posterior setae short, light. Setae 9 and 11 (Figure 828) 

 of about equal length (rare condition) and distant from each other; seta 7 

 situated on fold behind antennae; setae 10 and 12 slightly longer than 7, 

 situated lateral to eye, seta 12 thick, curved anteriorly; setae 13, 14, and 

 15 small, thin, close together; setae 16 and 17 short, strong; ventral seta 8 

 light, with feathered apex; seta 18 small, spine-shaped. 



Anteclypeus short. Labrum (Figure 829, A) with shallow median 

 depression, rounded laterally; dorsal sclerite and anterior third tuberculate; 

 posterior angle sclerites short, wide. Setae 1 and 2 situated near anterior 

 margin, seta 4 situated medially some distance from margin, all 3 setae 

 small, in form of small spines; seta 3 short, strong, situated in anterior 

 angle; setae 6 and 5 spine -shaped, situated near posterior margin of 

 tuberculate area. 



Mandibles (Figure 829, B, C, D) massive, wedgelike, tuberculate laterally, 

 without transverse groove; in addition to the distal tooth, each blade of left 

 mandible with 2 teeth, basal tooth of dorsal blade in form of a wide, rounded 

 process; median depression of right mandible with a brush of long chaetae, 

 median depression of left mandible v/ith a group of 12 short chaetae at the 

 base, with 2 rows of small, flattened chaetoids apically in the depression; 

 lateral setae situated basally behind tuberculate area; ventral seta longer 

 and thinner than dorsal seta. 



Sclerites of cardo transverse, setae large, especially lateral seta. 

 Basal seta of stipes large; apical seta short, club-shaped (Figure 830, A). 

 Palpifer (Figure 830, b) long, both setae situated on sclerite; segments 

 of palps short, first 2 segments with open sclerites; galea broadly cylindrical, 

 with large setae and sensillae. Mentum (Figure 830, C) in form of wide 

 semicircle, membrane with 7 strong, short setae on each side anteriorly; 

 ventral sclerites oblong, seta well developed; palpiger like a horseshoe, 

 labial palp with 2 large sensillae; labial lobe domelike; concentric grooves 

 around opening. 



Pronotum (Figure 831, A) mainly reddish yellow, with projecting, lobe- 

 shaped anterior angles; posterior angles produced in form of a light, whitish 

 plate which is curved ventrally and surrounds epimeron; surface with a 

 folded semicircular ridge from base of anterior -angle process toward 

 anterior margin; surface also with minute spinules and numerous, secondary 

 setae, about 200; setae at anterior angles with sausagelike basal part and 

 very thin apical part (Figure 831, B). Mesonotum whitish, thin, covered with 

 small secondary setae. Metanotum membranous, with a few secondary setae 

 at anterior margin, at anterior angles, and in posterior part. 



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