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tibiae and first tarsals with stout black spines ; ventral surface 

 of first tarsals and tibiae pale yellowish ; ungues all equal, 

 large, uniserrate. 



Wings with the fork-cells short ; the first sub-marginal longer 

 and narrower than the second posterior, its stem nearly as long 

 as the cell, its base slightly nearer the apex of the wing than 



Fig. 134 

 Wing of Culicada trichura. 9 . Dyar. 



that of the second posterior cell ; stem of the latter nearly as 

 long as the cell which is very broad ; posterior cross-vein about 

 as long as the mid, less than its own length distant from it ; 

 supernumerary and mid cross-veins meeting at an angle. 



Length. — 6 mm. 



$ . Palpi deep brown, with brown plume-hairs, showing 

 flaxen reflections ; last two segments and apex of antepenultimate 

 swollen, the apical not quite as long as the penultimate ; antennae 

 deep brown with deep brown plume-hairs showing flaxen hue 

 apically. 



Wings with the first sub-marginal much longer and narrower 



Fig. 135. 

 Wing of Culicada tricltura. cf ■ 



Dyar. 



than the short broad second posterior cell, its stem nearly as long 

 as the cell ; stem of the second posterior cell slightly longer than 



