Genus Lophocer atomy ia. 



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Lophoceratomyia brevipalpus. Theobald (1905). 



Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung., p. 96 (1905). 



Head deep brown, some golden scales around the eyes ; 

 £ palpi much shorter than the proboscis, brown ; proboscis 

 fairly long, yellowish-brown to deep brown, swelling apically. 

 Antennae with distinct prominence on inner side of basal seg- 



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c 



Fig. 212. 



Lophoceratomyia brevipalpus. (tf .) Theobald. 



a, Male proboscis and palpi ; b, basal segments of autennae ; 

 c, antennal organs ; d, ungues. 



ment ; antennal or tuft-organs smaller than in the preceding 

 species. Thorax deep brown, shiny, with brown scales, a line of 

 grey scales on each side in front of the wings ; pleurae yellowish- 

 brown. Abdomen black dorsally, base of venter yellowish. Legs 

 deep brown, coxae and venter of femora yellowish. 



£ . Head deep brown, with very small narrow-curved dull 

 brown scales, slightly golden around the eyes and with numerous 



