. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. E3E3I^3 Fig. 3.—Ar^ia rita: colour-pattern of type. Prothorax violaceous, darker above, the side with a sinuous line, the dorsum with a heavy Y mark, the fork opening caudad. Mesothorax and metathorax violet becoming paler on the sides. Mid- dorsal keel pale but edged by a very narrow, mid-dorsal, black stripe which widens above but fades out below. Pits of mesostigmal laminae black. Antealar ridges black. A small, black spot on the upper part of the mesinfraepisternum. Humeral stripe narrow in the lower half, narrowing to a hair line above but
. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. E3E3I^3 Fig. 3.—Ar^ia rita: colour-pattern of type. Prothorax violaceous, darker above, the side with a sinuous line, the dorsum with a heavy Y mark, the fork opening caudad. Mesothorax and metathorax violet becoming paler on the sides. Mid- dorsal keel pale but edged by a very narrow, mid-dorsal, black stripe which widens above but fades out below. Pits of mesostigmal laminae black. Antealar ridges black. A small, black spot on the upper part of the mesinfraepisternum. Humeral stripe narrow in the lower half, narrowing to a hair line above but widening into an oval spot at the alar ridge. Second lateral suture with a hair line of black. Pterostigmata brown. Legs with a narrow anterior stripe on the femur and a pale brown stripe on the ventral side of the tibia, otherwise bluish gray. Abdomen \iolaceous on segments 1 and 2, brown on segments 3 to 7, and blue on segments 8 to 10. The following black markings occur (see fig. 3): a pair of stripes on segment 2, mere hair lines with the posterior end of each. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871); Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ); Entomological Society of Ontario. Ottawa [etc. ] Entomological Society of Canada [etc. ]
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