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Volume 45, 1912
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Legs.

Bristly, elongate, especially the posterior pair, the anterior being shortest; tawny, femora lighter from the proximal end, the tarsi becoming darker distally on account of short closely set bristles; hind femora flattened laterally and slightly convex anteriorly, covered with minute bristles also bearing upon the under side a double row of large divergent spines, and upon the upper side an irregular, row; hind tibiae straight, with mmute bristles, which upon the upper side are arranged regularly in a double row between two rows of large bristles, 4 in the inner and 6 in the outer row, diminishing in length toward the proximal extremity; also a pair of pre-apical and a pair of short apical bristles; middle femora straight, rounder and less bristly than the hind femora; middle tibiae with larger outer spines and a few smaller inner ones, also with a whorl of strong pre-apical bristles; front femora less bristly than hind femora, posteriorly convex and rounded, anteriorly flat; front tibiae with a whorl of strong pre-apical bristles; tari elongate and slender; pulvilli tawny, well developed, almost oval but for the straight inner margin, not projecting beyond the claws; empodium a slender bristle as long as the pulvilli; claws well developed, curved, black towards the tip, otherwise reddish-brown; metatarsi long, slender, attaining greatest length in the hind tarsi.

Length, 11 ½ mm.; wing, 10 ½ mm.