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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... 1) Ventral Plates free, or not so; or that of second segment in both sexes with its edges upon and covering the edges of the corresponding dorsal plate, the other ventral plates free, or this true of only one sex; how many ventral plates, last one in male deeply or weakly Y-cleft or V-cleft, or entire. 2) Ventral Carina present in female, absent, rudimentary, more or less developed, emargination of plates of same, or latter entire. 2) Ovipositor elongate, short, tapering, stout, furnished with terminal hooks, appressed, exserted; directed downward, or forward, or posteriorly; integumental, membranaceous, or horny. 2) Hypopygium prominently exserted, elongate, appressed, directed downward, short, rounded, bulb-like, tube-like, of what formation and characteristics. (legs) 1)2) Legs strongly elongate, only moderately so, short, or only one pair elongate, relative length of pairs; bristly, bare, shaggy-haired, with or without macrochaetae. 2) Hind Femora ciliate or not so, character and position of the cilia. 2) Hind tIBI.E completely and densely feather-barb-ciliate, only comb-ciliate, subciliate, with some longer bristles; cilia flattened and widened, scale-like, bristle-like, or of what character. 2) Middle Tible with or without strong bristles or macrochaetae on outer side, or on any portion. 2) Tarsi slender, swollen, compressed, short, elongate, relative length of pairs in each sex; last joint or more of which pairs oval, thickened, swollen, or compressed, in one or both sexes. 2) Metatarsi short, elongate, comparative length with relation to other tarsal joints of same pair, comparative length of pairs, slender, stout. 2) Front Tarsi widened in female, or widened and flattened, or only flattened, in one or both sexes. 2) Claws And Pulvilli elongate in...
