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Etymology . An attempt is made to present what the 

 species epithet means and possibly why the original author 

 chose it. This is included more for historical purposes 

 and may help the reader remember the name. Brown's (1985) 

 Composition of Scientific Words was an indispensable 

 reference in this research. 



Taxonomic notes . This section includes nomenclatural 

 aspects that need clarification. I present some unsolved 

 problems of taxonomic importance indicating that this 

 revision is just a beginning. 



Biology . This section is included only for the few 

 species where some biological or life history data are 

 known . 



Remarks . This section contains statements on similar 

 species and how to separate them from other species being 

 covered. 



References . This section lists the references where 

 the species name occurs. Each species name appearing in 

 the synonymy is listed separately to aid in future 

 literature searches for specific names other than the valid 

 name. 



Characters and Terminology 

 Basics 



Most general terms follow the meaning presented in The 

 Torre-Bueno Glossary of Entomology (Nichols & Schuh 1989). 

 Terms for the genitalia follow Sharp and Muir (1912), 



