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Ventral sïde (Fig. 118). Epimera I very short, joined to a long sternum which reaches 

 almost the génital aperture. Epimera II long, slightly curve ; they do not reach the transverse 

 epimerite. Epimera III short ; their proximal ends are united by a long transverse epimerite 

 and externally provided with a short oblique epimerite. Epimera IV apparently longitudinally 

 split, oblique, touching each other in the médian line, joining the sternum. Génital aperture 

 almost round, shut by two valves, under which the two pairs of génital suckers are discer- 

 nible. Anal aperture behind the first pair of suckers of the sucker-plate, small, shut by two 

 valves. Sucker-plate large, a lying ellips, provided with 8 suckers, arranged 2, 4, 2. The 

 middle ones are the largest, then, diminishing in size, follow the two anterior ones, then 

 the two latéral ones, finally the two posterior ones. The two anterior ones touch the anterior 

 edge of the plate, whilst the other ones are widely remote from its edge. Accessory suckers: 

 inside of trochanteres II the coxal plates I beat" a minute sucker each. The coxal plates III 

 are provided with a minute sucker each just before the middle of epimera IV. Aside of the 

 génital aperture a pair of minute suckers. Hairs. The only hairs on the whole ventral side 

 is a pair of minute pins between the génital aperture and the accessory suckers 



Hypostome very long, ending in two still longer tactile hairs, distally and externally 

 with a minute hair. 



Legs I: trochanter (Fig. 118) short with distinct condylus; femorogenu twice longer 

 than wide, with distinct démarcation of fémur and genu ; this latter distally and externally 

 with a pin; tibia (Fig. 117) three times longer than wide, distally and dorsally with two 

 tactile hairs and a long club-shaped olfactoric hair; tarsus longer than the other joints together, 

 proximally and internally with a tactile hair, distally ending in a bristle-shaped claw, an 

 external smaller bristle and a lanceolate membranaceous sticking-hair. Legs II: trochanter 

 (Fig. 118) short with distinct condylus; femorogenu twice longer than wide, with distinct 

 démarcation of fémur and genu; this latter distally with external and internai pin; tibia 

 (Fig. 117) at least twice longer than wide, externally with sharply edged strongly chitinous 

 appendage along its whole length, ending in a claw-like secondary appendage, dorsally and 

 distally with a thick tactile hair and a long club-shaped olfactoric hair ; tarsus longer than 

 the other joints together, ending in a bristle-like claw, externally with an accessory ditto 

 and a very narrow- lanceolate hair. Legs III (Fig. 11 S) trochanter twice longer than wide, 

 oval with a ventral aspect; femorogenu twice longer than wide; tibia four times longer than 

 wide, distally and dorsally with an internai pin and an external very long olfactoric hair; 

 tarsus longer than the two foregoing joints together, in the middle provided with two latéral 

 minute pins, ending in a bristle-like claw and two accessory smaller hairs. Legs IV : trochanter 

 one and a half times longer than wide, oval with a ventral aspect ; femorogenu twice longer 

 than wide; tibia twice longer than wide, distally and internally with a pin; tarsus very long, 

 twice longer than the other joints together, a little nodded in the middle and hère provided 

 with two latéral pins ; the proximal half in the middle provided with two latéral tactile hairs ; 

 the distal half ending in a bristle-like claw and two smaller hairs. 



Habitat probably decaying leaves, the 14 spécimens were attached on a little black 

 Coccinellid. 



