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Fig. 3. Uranotaenia harnesi Belkin n. sp. a-e, Adult; /, g, pupa, a, b. Details of prothoracic leg of male; c, ninth 
tergite of male; d, male genitalia; e, left lateral aspect of head and thorax of female; /, right lateral aspect of anterior 
portion of cephalothorax of pupa; g, metanotum and abdomen of male pupa, left ventral, right dorsal. Abbre- 
viations as given on page 314. 
nal hairs 6-III-VIII stellate, much shorter than 
6-1, II, without tubercles; l-I, II 4-6b; 6-1, 
II 3b, branches even; 6-III, IV 6-9b. Comb 
plates separate; scales fringed. Siphon index 
about 3.5; pecten extending to 0.5; pecten 
teeth apically fringed; hair 1-S short, 10-1 3b; 
valves very long; hair 9-S weak, not hook- 
like; hair 13-S very long, strongly twisted at 
base. Anal segment very long; saddle margin 
with short apical spines; gills about 0.7 of 
saddle length; hair 1-X usually 5b; 2-X 4, 5b; 
3-X 2b; 4a, b-X 2b. 
Description 
FEMALE (624-24).— Wing: 1.67 mm. Ab- 
domen: 1.00 mm. Proboscis: 1.17 mm. Front 
femur: 1.20 mm. 
Head: Vertex with decambent scales all broad 
and rounded apically, no frontal scale tuft; 
a very broad orbital line of light azure-blue 
scales to level of apn where it is distinctly 
enlarged, leaving a smaller dorsocentral dark- 
scaled area; one pair of slender, dark erect 
occipital scales; one supernumerary frontal; 
occipitals all present, 1:3. Clypeus dark 
brown. Palpus about 0.05 of proboscis; with 
minute dark scales and numerous dark hairs, 
some 1.5 or more length of palpus. Proboscis 
distinctly swollen apically; dark-scaled 
throughout; swollen portion with long hairs; 
labella light brown, moderately hairy. An- 
tenna about 1.2 of proboscis; torus brown, 
a few short hairs dorsally and longer hairs 
mesally; flagellum darker, five or six bristles 
in whorls; hairs and scales scanty basally, be- 
coming more numerous apically; apical seg- 
ment with long light hairs, about 1.4 length 
of penultimate. 
Thorax: Scutal integument dark brown with 
lighter longitudinal areas; sparse vestiture of 
