Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11, No. 4, December 1919Various
Science
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11, No. 4, December 1919
Various
Entomology -- California -- Periodicals; Entomology -- Periodicals; Zoology -- California -- Periodicals; Zoology -- Periodicals
Head-capsule (fig. 2) of the compact, massive type of the Limnobiini;
præfrontal sclerite (fig. 3) large and distinct; the sclerite broad
with the sides subparallel to about midlength, thence tapering
gradually to the tip which is entire; there are two or three punctures
at the margin before midlength. Interno-lateral plates narrow, a little
longer than the præfrons; externo-lateral plates very broad, thin and
flattened with the posterior margin very obtuse and the inner ventral
portions continuous with the mental plate. Labrum (fig. 3) very broad
and extensive, flattened, pale in color, the anterior margin with about
two sense-organs. Mentum (fig. 4) deeply split behind but not
completely divided, the anterior margin with three primary teeth that
are subequal in size or the middle one a little smaller; a much reduced
lateral tooth on either side. Præmentum smaller than the hypopharynx,
in outline roughly oval or semicircular with the two labial palpi
surrounded by hairs at the base. Hypopharynx (fig. 5) consisting of two
chitinized arms that are contiguous but not fused medially, the
concavity between them filled with a rounded cushion that is covered
with tubercles arranged in more or less distinct oblique parallel rows.
Antennæ (fig. 6) two-segmented, the basal segment cylindrical with an
auditory plate on the face at beyond midlength; apical segment long and
slender, in length but slightly less than the basal segment, tapering
gradually to the bluntly rounded apex. Mandibles (fig. 7) simple with
the teeth blunt; apical point longer than the lateral teeth; dorsal
tooth single, broad, very flattened and obtusely pointed; ventral teeth
two, a little smaller than the dorsal tooth. Maxillæ (fig. 2) of a
generalized structure, the cardines distinct and feebly chitinized;
distal lobes of the organ consisting of a subequal inner and outer
lobe; the outer lobe with an abundance of long, delicate hairs and
bearing a few sensory papillæ including one larger palpiform organ.
_Pupa._--Length, 9.1-12.8 mm.
Width, d.-s., 1.6-1.8 mm.
Depth, d.-v., 1.6-1.9 mm.
Thoracic dorsum shiny light brown; in very old pupæ the color is much
darker, but still retains a much brighter color than the leg and
wing-sheaths; abdomen pale becoming darker in age, especially on the
pleura.
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