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teriorly white, a dorsal subapical dark mark- 
ing present which may extend completely 
across surface to ventral margin. Tibiae dark, 
a white band on each just before middle, 
smallest on fore tibia. Fore and mid-tarsi with 
basal white bands on I-II; hind tarsus with 
broad basal bands on I-III, IV-V all white 
(may be a few apical dark scales on IV). 
Tarsal claws of fore and midlegs unequal, 
each unidentate; of hind legs equal, simple. 
Wings: Dark. Halter stem white, knob dark- 
scaled. Abdomen: Tergites dark, I with lateral 
margin white-scaled, II-VII with large baso- 
lateral white spots, III-VIII with basodorsal 
white bands (discontinuous from lateral 
markings). Sternites dark, with basal white 
bands. Terminalia: Basal lobe of basistyle 
with two setose lobes. Dististyle with long 
apical hairs, but without distinct appendage. 
Paraproct with small ventral arm. Ninth 
tergite flat medially, with small submedian 
hairy lobes. 
Female. Wing length about 3.0 mm. Similar 
to male, but differing as follows: Palpus 
about one fifth as long as proboscis, apex 
white-scaled. Tarsal claws equal; each uni- 
dentate on fore and midlegs, simple on hind 
legs. 
LARVA: Head: Antenna enlarged basally, 
the rest of the shaft evenly shaped through- 
out; antennal hair single, small, situated be- 
yond middle. Mouth brushes with comb-like 
tips. Hair 4 with 7-10 branches; 5, 7, and 8 
single; 6 with 2-4; 9 single or double; 12 
with 2-3; 13 with 3-6; 14 single or double; 
15 with 6-9; 17 with 2-5; 18 with 2-4; 20 
single or double. Mentum with 11-13 
lateral teeth. Thorax: Stellate hairs present. 
Mesothoracic hairs 9 and 10 single, stout, 
long; 12 shorter and more slender than 9 or 
10; 11 about one fifth as long as 12, more 
slender. Metathoracic hairs 9-12 similar to 
the above except that 12 is reduced. An 
elongate bluntly tipped finger-like projection 
arises from the tubercle of the 9-12 hair 
group on the meso- and metathoracic seg- 
ments, this projection being approximately 
i c 
Fig. 6. A. (Stegomyia) desmotes. Male terminalia (Lu- 
zon). a. Tergal aspect of basistyle; b, lateral aspect of 
paraproct; c, dorsal aspect of left half of mesosome. 
equal to hair 11 in length. Abdomen: Stellate 
hairs present. Pentad hair 1 with 2-3 branches, 
occasionally attached to comb plate; 2 and 4 
single, 2 may also be attached to comb plate; 
3 with 2-4; 5 with 2-3. Comb with 3-5 teeth 
arranged in a straight line on a pale plate; 
teeth long, stout, acutely tapered, with fine 
fringe laterally on attached portion. Siphon 
pale, no acus, index 1.6-2. 5; 2-8 pecten 
teeth, small with fine denticles at base and 
occasionally on body of teeth; siphon hair 
tuft with 3-4 branches. Anal plate incomplete; 
Ih with 2-4 branches, no longer than length 
