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PLATE 23 

 Chironomus dorsalis 



1 Labium of larva (after Miall and Hammond, 1900). xlOO 



Chironomus lobiferus 



2 Antenna of larva. xlOO 



3 Ventral aspect of larval head : 1, labimu ; mx, maxilla ; p, palpus ; 



f, fan-like membrane, xlOO 



4 Lobe of an abdominal segment of the imago. xlOO 



5 Comb of the lateral fin of the eighth segment of the pupa. x400 



Chironomus sp. (83) 



6 Labium of larva. xl80 



Chironomus decorus 



7 Blandible of larva. xl50 



8 Labium of larva. xlOO 



9 Pupa. x6 



10 Ventral aspect of labrum of larva : an, anterior comb ; c, posterior 



comb; Ir, lateral arm. xl50 



11 Dorsal aspect of second abdominal segment of pupa. x40 



12 Anal end of pupa. x40 



13 Labium of larva (of another variety or possibly species). xl80 



Chironomus (1) plumosus 



14 Spur of the lateral fin of eighth segment of pupa. xlOO 



15 Labium of larva. xl80 



16 Maxilla of larva : p, palpus. xl80 



PLATE 24 

 Cricotopus exilis 



1 Ventral aspect of mouth parts of larva : 1, labium ; mx, maxilla ; p, 



palpus ; hy, hypopharynx. x2o0 



2 Ventral aspect of the labrum. x250 



3 Caudal end of pupa. x60 



4 Mandible of larva. x250 



Cricotopus trifasciatus 



5 Ventral aspect of mouth parts of larva, labium nnd maxilla. xl.50 



6 Mandible of larva. xl50 



7 Lateral aspect of abdominal segments of pupa. x35 



8 Respiratory organ of pupa. xl50 



9 Lateral hair-tuft of larva. xl50 



10 Caudal end of pupa with the caudal oncl )f enclosed imago. x35 



Orthocladius flavus 



11 Hypopharynx of larva. x80 



12 Ventral aspect of mouth parts of larva: a, antenna; md, mandible; 



mx, maxilla ; p, palpus ; 1, labium. x80 



13 Respiratory organ of pupa. x60 



14 Ventral aspect of labrum of larva : la. lateral arm. x2."')0 



15 Lateral aspect of the posterior end of the soventli nbdominal segment 



of the pui)a 



16 Caudal end of pupa. x25 



17 Larval case, natural size ■ } 



