Uranotaenia in Solomon Islands — Belkin 
5(1, hair on right side forked at tip), 6(1), 
7(3, 4b), 8(2f, strong), 9(3b), 10(2f, strong), 
11(4, 5b), 12(2f), 13(5b), 14(1, short, irregu- 
lar, flattened and lightly pigmented), 15 (not 
seen). Antenna 0.22 of head; shaft wide at 
base, gradually and irregularly narrowed to 
apex; width at middle about 0.15 of length; 
uniformly and extremely darkly pigmented; 
spicules small, dark, sparse. Antennal hairs 
strongly pigmented, except apex of 5-A; rela- 
tive position, length, and degree of develop- 
ment as figured; all single; 1-A placed at 0.37 
from base, stiff, length 1,1 of antennal width. 
Thorax: All hairs and tubercles very strongly 
pigmented; relative position, length, and de- 
gree of development as figured; apices of long 
hairs attenuated; barbs when present numer- 
ous and strong; hair 5-P about 0.8 of head 
length. Pro thorax: hair 0 (9b), 1(1), 2(1), 3 (8b, 
short expanded base), 4(2b), 5(1), 6(1), 
7(2b), 8(7b), 9(2b, strong), 10(1), ll(3f), 
12(1), 14(1, minutely spiculate). Mesothorax: 
hair 1(8, 9b), 2(1), 3(3, 4fb), 4(3f), 5(1), 6(1), 
7(1), 8(6b), 9(4, 5b), 10(1), 11(1), 12(1), 13 
(34, 35d), 14(37, 39d). Metathorax: hair l(7b), 
2(2f), 3(6b), 4(4b), 5(1), 6(2f), 7(7b), 8(15, 
17b), 9(5b), 10(1), 11(1), 12(2f), 13(9, 11b). 
Abdomen: Tubercles and hairs of all segments 
strongly pigmented; relative position, length, 
and degree of development as figured; barbs 
when present long, conspicuous. Stellate hairs 
(1, 6, 13) with equal branches; 4-II a stellate 
hair. Segment I: hair l(7b), 2(1), 3(1), 4(9, 
lib), 5 (3b), 6(3b, two lower branches short- 
er), 7(1), 8(2b), 9(7, 8b), 10(2, 4f), 12(2f), 
13(2f). Segment II: hair 0(1), l(6b), 2(1), 
3(3, 4b), 4(6, 7b), 5(2, 3b), 6(3b, two lower 
branches shorter), 7(1), 8(1), 9(1), 10(3b), 
ll(2f), 12(1), 13(6b). Segment III: hair 0(1), 
1(7, 8b), 2(1), 3(2, 3f), 4(1), 5(2, 3b), 6(7b), 
7(4, 5b), 8(1, 2f), 9(1, 2b), 10(2f), 11(2, 3f), 
12(1, 2b), 13(7b), 14(1). Segment IV: hair 
0(1), l(8b), 2(1), 3(1), 4(2b), 5(2, 3b), 6(7, 
9b), 7(4, 5b), 8(2, 3b), 9(1), 10(2b), 11(1), 
12(2b), 13(7b), 14(1). Segment V: hair 0(1), 
1(7, 8b), 2(1), 3(2, 3b), 4(1, 2f), 5(2b), 6(9b), 
7(6b), 8(2, 3b), 9(2f), 10(2b), 11(1), 12(1, 
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2b), 13(7, 8b), 14(1). Segment VI: hair 0(1), 
1(6, 7b), 2(1), 3(2, 3f), 4(2b), 5(2b), 6(8, 
10b), 7(2, 3b), 8(2f), 9(1), 10(2f), ll(2f), 
12(2, 3f), 13(23, 27d), 14(1). Segment VII: 
hair 0(1), 1(6, 7b), 2(1), 3(llb), 4(2f), 5(2, 
3b), 6(7b), 7(4, 5f), 8(7b), 9(2b), 10(1), 
ll(3b), 12(1), 13(6, 7b), 14(1). Segment VIII: 
comb plate heavily sclerotized, moderately 
pigmented, ornamented with numerous im- 
brications without distinct spicules; comb 
scales 7-8, median ones longer, sharply point- 
ed, with conspicuous lateral fringe in basal 
0.6 as figured; hair 0(1) ,l(5b), 2(2f), 3(6b), 
4(2f), 5(8, 9b, branches uneven), 14(1). Si- 
phon: as figured; median width 4.0 of length; 
heavily pigmented, darker dorsally at base, 
ornamented with imbrications as on comb 
plate, fainter apically; pecten extending to 
0.45, teeth 11-11 with lateral apical and ex- 
ternal fringe as figured; valves as figured, very 
darkly pigmented, ventral valve moderate; 
hair l(llb, basal expansion asymmetrical and 
short, no distinct barbs), 2 (broken off), 3-5 
(not visible), 6(1, well developed, about as 
long as valve), 7(1, slender and conspicuous), 
8(1, well developed, about as long as valve), 
9(1, very weak, hook-like), 10-12 (not visi- 
ble), 13(1, strong, twisted at base, longer than 
valve). Segment X: saddle strongly pigment- 
ed, darker dorsoapically, imbrications slightly 
weaker than on comb plate except distally; 
median width 0.54 of length; caudal margin 
with sparse spines of varying lengths, prox- 
imal ones arising from imbrications; gills 
slender, rounded apically, abotit 0.6 of saddle 
length; hair l(5b, about 0.5 of saddle length), 
2(3b, about 2.6 of saddle length), 3(2b, about 
3.3 of saddle length), 4a(3b, about 1.6 of 
saddle length), 4b(2b, about 2.0 of saddle 
length), 4c(l, about 2.7 of saddle length), 
4d(l, about 1.4 of saddle length), 4e(l, about 
0.3 of saddle length). 
Types 
USNM No. 61,419 (holotype, allotype, pa- 
ratypes) . Paratypes to be deposited in BMNH, 
CU, and CSIR (Canberra); also in coll. JNB. 
