Uranotaenia in Solomon Islands-^BELKIN 
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Fig. 7. Uranotaenia sokmonis Belkin n. sp. a-d. Adult; e,f, pupa, a, Detail of mesothoracic leg of male; h, ninth 
tergite of male; c, male genitalia; d, left lateral aspect of head and thorax of female; e, right lateral aspect of anterior 
portion of cephalothorax of pupa; /, metanotum and abdomen of male pupa, left ventral, right dorsal. Abbre- 
viations as given on page 314, 
segment long; saddle margin with moderate 
apical spines; gills about 0.6 of saddle length; 
hair 1-X 5b(5-7), moderate; 2-X 3b; 3-X 2b; 
4a-X 3b; 4b-X 2b. 
Description 
FEMALE (300-212). “Wing: 1.70 mm. Ab- 
domen: about 1.10 mm. Proboscis: 1.10 mm. 
Front femur: 1.25 mm. 
Head: Conspicuous frontal tuft of elongate 
white scales partly overlaid by elongate dark 
scales; very narrow orbital line of broader 
white scales partly overlaid by elongate dark 
scales, produced as narrow line toward apn 
laterally; recumbent dark scales broader cau- 
dad, conspicuously iridescent in a posterior 
patch, almost black in front; short erect scales 
restricted to extreme caudal part of occiput, 
apparently three pairs or more; occipitals 
dark, 1:3. Clypeus very dark. Palpus about 
0,08 of proboscis; with small dark scales and 
numerous long hairs. Proboscis slightly swol- 
len apically, dark-scaled, appearing lighter 
ventrally; short hairs on shaft and on apex; 
labella light brown, moderately hairy. Anten- 
na about 1.2 of proboscis; torus very dark, 
with a few small hairs mesally; flagellum dark, 
about six bristles in whorl; hairs and scales 
scanty at base, longer and more numerous 
apically; apical segments gradually length- 
ened, ultimate only slightly longer than penul- 
timate. 
Thorax: Scutal integument uniformly dark 
brown; dense vestiture of recumbent narrow 
