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Segment III : A small, simple; B long, stout, sim- 
ple; C small, simple; 1 small, simple, rarely two- 
branched; 2 small, two-branched or occasionally 
simple or three-branched; 3 represented only by 
its socket on this and segments IV and V; 
4 small, two-branched, occasionally three- 
branched. 
Segment IV: A small, simple; B long, stout, sim- 
ple; C small, two-branched, rarely three- 
branched; c' small, simple; 1 small, simple or 
two-branched; 2 small, two-branched, or occa- 
sionally three-branched; 4 small, two- or three- 
branched, or occasionally simple or four- 
branched. 
Segment V : A small, simple; B long, stout, ’sim- 
ple; C small, two-branched or occasionally sim- 
ple or three-branched; c' small, simple; 1 small, 
simple or occasionally two-branched; 2 small, 
three-branched, range from simple to four- 
branched; 4 small, simple, rarely two-forked. 
Segment VI: A small, simple; B long, stout, sim- 
ple; C small, two-branched, range from simple 
to three-branched; c' small, simple; 1 small, 
simple or rarely two-branched; 2 small, two- 
branched or occasionally simple or three- 
branched; 3 absent; 4 small, simple or rarely 
two-forked. 
Segment VII: A large, conspicuous, fan-like, 
eight- to thirteen-branched, plumose tuft, usu- 
ally nine- or ten-branched; B long, about twice 
the length of A, stout, simple; C small, simple, 
rarely two-branched or three-forked; c' small, 
simple; 1 small, stout, four-branched, occasion- 
ally three- or five-branched; 2 small, simple, 
rarely two-branched; 4 small, simple. 
Segment VIII: A large, conspicuous, fan-like, 
ten- to twenty-branched, plumose tuft exceed- 
ing the apices of the paddles in length, averages 
seventeen-branched; a' small, simple. 
Paddles: Short, generally blunt-tipped, almost 
squared; not exceeding the branches of A- VIII 
in length; margins smooth, lacking terminal 
setae; midrib not quite reaching apex, dividing 
paddle unequally, the lateral face being about 
three times as wide as the medial face. 
Specimens examined. — The pupal exuviae 
of four males and six females from Hilimoi and 
KanaKope, Milne Bay, Papua, and Amsterdam 
Island, Dutch New Guinea. 
Tripteroides (Tripteroides) brevipalpis 
Brug 1934 
Fig. 14 
Cephalothorax. — Postocular : 1 very long, 
about twice length of trumpet, two-branched; 
2 long, two-branched; 3 long, three-branched. 
Anterothoracic: 4 medium, two- or three- 
branched; 5 long, three-branched; 6 small, sim- 
ple; 7 medium, two-branched. 
Dorsal: 8 long, slightly longer than trumpet, 
two-branched. 
Supra- alar: 9 medium, two-branched. 
Metanotum: 10 small, two-branched, occasion- 
ally simple or three-branched; 11 long, simple; 
12 long, two- or three-forked, occasionally sim- 
ple, usually slightly plumose. 
Trumpet: Funnel-shaped, length about four and 
one-half times the greatest diameter of the 
meatus; pinna about one-fourth of the total 
length; tracheoid area represented by only two 
or three rings at base; darkest pigment near 
middle, both ends lighter. 
Abdomen. — Segment 1: h small, simple; K 
long, stout, simple; L small, simple or rarely two- 
or three-forked; M small, usually two- or three- 
branched, range from simple to four-branched; 
S and T long, simple, subequal in length; u 
minute, simple. 
Segment II: A very small, simple; B long, stout, 
simple; C small, three-branched, occasionally 
two- to five-branched; c' small, simple on this 
and all following segments; 1 small, simple; 2 
long, stout, simple, subequal to B; 3 small, three- 
branched, range from simple to four-branched; 
4 small, two- or three-branched, range from 
two- to four-branched. 
Segment III: A very small, simple; B long, stout, 
simple; C small, three-branched, range from 
two- to four-branched; 1 small, two-branched 
or rarely three-branched; 2 small, two-branched, 
occasionally simple or three-branched; 3 repre- 
sented only by its socket on this and segments 
IV and V; 4 small, two- or three-branched, range 
from two- to five-branched. 
