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Anterothoracic: 4 small, simple or two-forked; 
5 small, four- or five-forked; 6 small, two- or 
three-forked; 7 small, simple. 
Dorsal: 8 medium, similar to float-hair, eight- 
or nine-branched. 
Supra-alar: 9 small, simple or two-forked. 
Metanotum: 10 medium, similar to float-hair, 
twelve- to fourteen-branched; 11 medium, sim- 
ple; 12 medium, four-forked. 
Trumpet: Medium-long, length about four and 
one-half times greatest diameter of meatus; 
pinna long, about one-third of total length; 
tracheoid area darkly pigmented, restricted to 
basal one-fifth of trumpet. 
Abdomen. — Segment I: H very small, sim- 
ple; K very small, simple; L very small, two- to 
four- forked; M very small, four-branched; S 
medium, three- to five-branched; T medium, 
simple or two-forked; U medium, two-branched; 
float-hair medium, nine- to fourteen-branched, 
not dendritic. 
Segment II: A small, simple spine; B absent; C 
medium, ten- or eleven-branched; c' medium, 
simple spine; 1 medium, simple or occasionally 
four-branched; 2 medium, four- to seven- 
branched; 3 small, simple or two-forked near 
apex; 4 medium, six- or seven-branched; 3 
small, simple. 
Segment III: A medium, stout simple spine, 
exactly on the postero-lateral corner of the seg- 
ment; B (?) small, three- or four-forked near 
middle; C medium, ten- to fifteen-branched; 
c' medium, stout simple spine; 1 medium, five- 
to seven-branched; 2 small, simple to three- 
branched; 3 represented only by its socket; 4 
medium, six-branched; 5 minute, simple on this 
and all following segments. 
Segment IV: A similar to A-III; B long, stout, 
with a few short simple branches near base, 
otherwise plumose and simple; C long, a little 
less than half of B, seven- to nine-branched; 
c' smaller than c'-III, stout, simple spine on 
this and all following segments; 1 medium, 
seven-branched; 2 small, two-branched or 
forked; 3 represented only by its socket; 4 small, 
three- to five-branched. 
Segment V: A similar to A-IV; B very long, 
similar to B-IV; C medium, seven- to nine- 
branched; 1 medium, six- or seven-branched; 2 
small, simple to four-forked; 4 small, simple; 
3 represented only by its socket. 
Segment VI: A similar to A-V; B very long, 
similar to B-V; C medium, five-branched; 1 me- 
dium, three- or four-branched; 2 small, simple; 
3 absent; 4 small, simple. 
Segment VII: A medium, stout, two-branched; 
B long, about two-thirds length of B-VI, plu- 
mose but without basal side branches; C me- 
dium, four- or five-branched; 1 very small, four- 
branched; 2 very small, simple; 4 very small, 
simple to three-branched. 
Fig. 24. Aedomyia catasticta: dorsal aspect of right 
half of abdomen of male from Caminawit Point, Min- 
doro, Philippine Islands. 
