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e também são guarnecidas com muitos pellos. O rostro é 

 grande e o laço rostral alcança a extremidade posterior do 

 corpo. As pernas são curtas e guarnecidas de pellos. 



Eab. Cantareira. Estado de S. Paulo. No interior do 

 taquara-uçú e acompanhado por formigas. Existe na collecção 

 do Museu Paulista sob o n. 15.630. Enviado pelo Director do 

 Museu Paulista, Dr. H. v. Jhering. 



Ripersâa taquarae n. sp. 



Tbe adult female has the body convex, heart shaped, 

 wider at the anterior extremity than at the posterior, having 

 a total length of 5 mm. and a width of 4 mm. The entire 

 surface is covered with a fine, white powder. 



Boiled in a solution of KOH, the liquid is colored light 

 brown, and the derm remaines somewhat hard. 



The antennae are composed of 6 joints and are 0,247 mm. 

 long. The various joints have the following lengths: (1) 52; 

 (2) o9 ; (3) 46; (4) i6; (5)32; (6) 52. The approximate for- 

 mula is (16) 3254. There are three pairs of short legs set very 

 wide apart. The joints of the first pair of legs have the following 

 lengths : coxa 72 ; femur with trochanter 286 ; tibia 97 ; 

 tarsus and claw 97. No digitules were observed, and the legs 

 have but few short hairs. The analring is furnished with 6 

 large hairs. The derm contains innumerable small circular 

 glands, and many spines arranged in transverse lines. 



The newly hatched larvae have elliptical, light brown 

 bodies with black eyes. The abdomen is composed of distinct 

 segments each one with a short marginal hair on each side. 

 The body has two very long hairs at the posterior extremity 

 and several shorter hairs at the anterior extremity between 

 the antennae. The antennae are conposed of 6 joints all of 

 which are furnished with many long hairs. The legs are short 

 and furnished with hairs. Rostrum large and rostral loop 

 reaches to the posterior extremity of the body. 



Eab. Cantareira. State of S. Paulo. On the interior of 

 large cane accompanied by ants. N. 15.630 in the collection 

 of the Museu Paulista. Sent by the Director of the Museu 

 Paulista, Dr. II. v. Ihering. 



