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and an apical white, patch; hind femur an- 
teriorly white, with an apicodorsal dark area 
that extends narrowly across the anterior sur- 
face subapically. Tibiae dark, a ventrobasal 
white area present on fore and hind. Fore and 
mid-tarsi dark except for a basal band on I, 
may be a few basal pale scales on II; hind 
tarsus with broad basal bands on I-II, III all 
dark, IV-V all white. Tarsal claws of fore and 
midlegs unequal, each unidentate; of hind 
legs equal, simple. Wings: Dark-scaled, a 
small basal patch on the costa. Halter knob 
dark-scaled. Abdomen: Tergites dark, lateral 
margin of I with a band of white scales, II- 
VI with large laterobasal white spots, III-VI 
with narrow mediobasal bands, Sternites with 
basal white bands. Terminalia: Basistyle 
heavily scaled (omitted from figure), with a 
prominent apical setose lobe and a setose 
basal lobe. Dististyle stongly forked and 
bearing a number of hairs and bristles. Ninth 
sternite very large. 
Fig. 14. A. {Stegomyia) mediopunctatus var. perplexus. 
Male terminalia (Palawan), 
Female. Wing length about 2.8 mm. Similar 
to male except as follows: Palpus approx- 
imately one fourth to one fifth as long as the 
proboscis, apex broadly white. Tarsal claws 
equal, unidentate on fore and midlegs, simple 
on hind legs. 
LARVA: Head: Antenna smooth, tapering 
slightly from base to apex; antennal hair 
single, small, spine-like, inserted medially or 
beyond the middle. Mouth brushes with 
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comb-like tips. Hair 4 with 5-8 branches; 5 
single; 6 with 2; 7 with 2; 8 single; 9 with 
1-3; 12 with 2-4; 13 with 1-2; 14 single; 15 
with 2-4; 17, 18, and 20 with 2. Mentum with 
10-12 lateral teeth. Thorax: Pro thoracic hair 
1 with 2-3 branches; 2 single; 3 double. 
Mesothoracic hair 9 single, long, stout, 
frayed; 10 and 12 single, as long as 9 but 
more slender and smooth; 11 single, small; 
a sharp spine on the tubercle that is about 
one half as long as 11. Metathoracic hair 
group similar to above except that 12 is much 
Fig. 15. A. (Stegomyia) mediopunctatus var. perplexus. 
Larva (Palawan), a. Head; b, terminal segments. 
