Uranotaenia in Solomon Islands — Belkin 
10(4b), 12(3b), 13(1), 14(1). Segment VI; 
hair 0(1), l(5b), 2(1), 3(3, 4b), 4(2b, minute- 
ly barbed distad), 5(5b), 6(4, 5b), 7(1), 8(4f), 
10(3b), 12(2b), 13(1), 14(1). Segment VII: 
hair 0(1), 1(4, 5b), 2(1), 3(6b), 4(2b, minute- 
ly barbed), 5(4b), 6(3, 4b), 7(1), 8(3, 4b), 
10(2, 3b), 12(2b), 13(1), 14(1). Segment VIII: 
caudal margin of sternite truncate; hair 0(1), 
4(5b), 7(4, 5b), 14(1). Segment IX: hair 1(1; 
0.6 of segment length). Paddle as figured; 
lightly pigmented; midrib strongly sclero- 
tized, evanescent apically; external buttress 
faintly indicated proximally; basal pigment 
bar distinct; external margin with distinct 
serrations on apical 0.30; internal margin with 
a few scattered sharp spines apically; hair 1 
small, distinct. Genital lobe extending to 0.20 
of paddle; with ventroapical patch of strong 
short spicules. Anal segment indistinct; cereal 
sclerites not defined. Male genital lobe (ex- 
uviae of 969-102) extending to 0.30 of paddle, 
ventral spines arising from weak imbrications; 
anal segment indistinct. 
LARVA (Fourth instar exuviae of female, 
969-109).— Head: 0.60 mm. Siphon: 0.57mm. 
Anal saddle: 0.25 mm. 
Head: Width about equal to length; ocular 
bulge not distinctly defined; pigmentation 
light except in antennal and postocular areas; 
integumentary imbricate sculpturing faint an- 
teriorly, distinct caudally. Labrum long, 0.4 
of width at 1-C, anterior margin emarginate 
to one half of length. Mental plate moderate; 
with six teeth on each side, apical one more 
prominent; median apical portion with three 
teeth, separated from remainder. Hairs of head 
capsule moderately pigmented, well devel- 
oped; 5, 6-C developed into thin spikes, 
lighter in color than usual, apices sharply 
pointed, shafts spiculate basally becoming 
barbed apically; 7, 9, H-C minutely barbed, 
other hairs simple; relative position, length, 
and degree of development as figured. Hair 
0(1, short, leaf-like), 1(1, short, stout, bluntly 
rounded apically), 3(1, moderate in length), 
4(3b), 5(1), 6(1), 7(3b), 8(1, 2f), 9(3b), 10(1, 
2f), ll(3b), 12(2, 3f), 13(4b), 14(1, irregular. 
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lightly pigmented spine), 15(2, 3b). Antenna 
0.20 of head; shaft distinctly narrowed at 
about 0.5; width at middle 0.18 of length; 
uniformly moderately pigmented except at 
extreme base; shaft without spicules. Anten- 
nal hairs well pigmented except 1-A; relative 
position, length, and degree of development 
as figured; all single; 1-A placed at 0.18-0.27, 
length 1.1 of antennal width. 
Thorax: Long hairs and tubercles strongly 
pigmented; short hairs and stellate hairs light- 
ly pigmented; relative position, length, and 
degree of development as figured; apices of 
long hairs attenuated; barbs when present 
long, slender, but conspicuous; hair 5-P about 
as long as head. Prothorax: hair 0(8, lOd, b), 
1(1), 2(1), 3 (5b, branches strongly barbed, 
base elongate, somewhat expanded apically), 
4(2b), 5(1), 6(1), 7(1), 8(4b), 9(1), 10(1), 
11(3, 4b), 12(2f), 14(1, densely and minutely 
spiculate). Mesothorax: hair l(9b), 2(1), 3(3, 
4b), 4(4b), 5(1), 6(1), 7(1), 8(4, 5b), 9(4b), 
10(1), 11(2, 3b), 12(1), 13(19, 20d), I4(l6d). 
Metathorax: hair 1(6, 7b), 2(2f), 3(4b), 4(3b), 
5(1), 6(2b), 7(7b), 8(10, 12d), 9(4b), 10(1), 
ll(2b), 12(2f), 13(7b). 
Abdomen: Tubercles and hairs 6, 7-1, II strong- 
ly pigmented, other hairs moderately pig- 
mented; relative position, length, and degree 
of development as figured; barbs when pres- 
ent slender, inconspicuous. Stellate hairs (1, 
6, 13) with equal branches; 4-II a stellate 
hair. Segment I: hair 1(4, 6b), 2(1), 3(1), 
4(7b), 5 (4b), 6(2b, lower branch shorter), 
7(1), 8(2, 30,9(4, 6b), 10(3f), 12(3b), 13(2b). 
Segment II: hair 0(1), l(6b), 2(1), 3(4, 6b), 
4(5b), 5(1, 3f), 6(2b, lower branch shorter), 
7(1), 8(2f), 9(3b), 10(2b), ll(2f), 12(1), 13(4, 
5b). Segment III: hair 0(1), 1(6, 7b), 2(1), 
3(2f), 4(2f), 5(2, 3b), 6(6b), 7(4, 5b), 8(2f), 
9(1), 10(2f), ll(2f), 12(1, 2b), 13(4, 5b), 
14(1). Segment IV: hair 0(1), l(6b), 2(1), 
3(1, 2f), 4(2, 3f), 5(2b), 6(6, 7b), 7(3b), 8(2f), 
9(1), 10(2b), 11(1), 12(2b), 13(5, 6b), 14(1). 
Segment V: hair 0(1), l(7b), 2(1), 3(3b), 
4(2f), 5(2b), 6(6b), 7(5b), 8(2b), 9(1, 2f), 
10(1, 2f), 11(1), 12(2b), 13(6b), 14(1). Seg- 
