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larger internal setae at basal third; apical portion strongly curved, 

 somewhat falcate, apex acute and slightly recurv^ed. Harpagones 

 curved, stout, with a recurved, acute tip. Unci rather broad, 

 approximate at base, acute distally. Setaceous lobes well devel- 

 oped, moderately separated, each with numerous stout, chitinous 

 spines. 



Female. Lobes stout and over three times as long as broad, 

 cur^'ing gently from the basal third to the somewhat acute, roimded 

 apex bearing a few stout setae. Ventral plate extending to the 

 middle of the lobes, slightly emarginate apicallv. 



Culicada sollicitans Walk. Genitalia, male. Basal clasp segment 

 stout, tapering slightly to a rounded apex. Terminal segment 

 rather slender, slightly swollen near the middle and with a stout.- 

 rather long, apical spine. Claspette a setaceous basal prominence, 

 Harpes with basal portion rather stout, setaceous, and with a con- 

 spicuous, subapical process and spine; distal portion smooth, 

 falcate, with the rounded point recurved. Harpagones stout, 

 cur^^ed, with an acute, recurved spine. Unci broad, slighth^ 

 tapering posteriorly to a nearly obtuse apex. Setaceous lobe's 

 moderate, distinctly separated, each with several stout, chitinous 

 spines. 



Culicada currei Coq. Genitalia, male. Basal clasp segment 

 stout, tapering slightly to a roimded apex. Terminal segment 

 rather slender, slightly swollen near the middle and with a stout, 

 rather long apical spine. Claspette a setaceous basal process. 

 Harpes, basal portion rather stout, setaceous and with a small 

 subapical setaceous process. Distal portion smooth, irregularly 

 falcate, being decidedly broader near the middle of its length. Tip 

 strongly recur\^ed, nearly acute. Harpagones stout, curved, with 

 an acute, recurved spine. Unci broad, rounding to a nearly obtuse 

 apex. Setaceous lobes well developed and crowned with 4-6 stout, 

 chitinous spines. [PI. 10, fig. i] 



Culicada atropalpus Coq. Genitalia, male. Basal clasp seg- 

 ment stout, gently roimded to a rather narrow apex. Terminal clasp 

 segment slender, arcuate, with a rather stout, long, apical spine. 

 Claspette a rather small basal lobe bearing numerous stout setae. 

 Harpes with basal portion setaceous, a stout seta near the distal 

 fourth; apical portion gently cur\-ed, bladelike, with a slightly 

 recurved, acute tip. Harpagones stout, cur\'ed, with a strong, 

 recur\'ed hook. Unci broad, approximate, distal portion roimded. 

 Setaceous lobes apparentlv wanting. 



Culicada triseriatus Say. Genitalia, male. Basal clasp seg- 

 ment stout, gently rounded to a slender apex. Terminal segment 

 short, rather stout, slightly cur^^ed and with a long, rather stout, 

 apical spine. Claspette apparently wanting. Harpes with basal 

 portion setaceous, a rather prominent spine near distal fourth; 

 apical portion bladelike, gently curved to an acute point. Har- 

 pagones strongly curved, with a stout, recurved terminal spine. 

 Unci broad, fused, with rounded apex. Setaceous lobes small, with 

 two or three stout, chitinous spines. 



