. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 4- Hind claws of Simulium, §, Fig. 1.—Simulium medustrformis, sp. n. Hiud claw of female. Fig'. 2.—Simulium cervicorniitum, sp. n. Fig. 3.—Simulium aureosimile, sp. n. Fig. 4.—Simulium gihipes, sp. n. apical half, silvery in some lights ; tibiae yellow, dark brown on apical fourth ; tarsi very dark brown, almost black. Hind legs: coxae dark brown; femora dark brown; tibiae hairy, basal half shining yellow, apical half dark purple- brown; first tarsal joint yellow, but black at
. The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Natural history; Zoology; Botany; Geology. 4- Hind claws of Simulium, §, Fig. 1.—Simulium medustrformis, sp. n. Hiud claw of female. Fig'. 2.—Simulium cervicorniitum, sp. n. Fig. 3.—Simulium aureosimile, sp. n. Fig. 4.—Simulium gihipes, sp. n. apical half, silvery in some lights ; tibiae yellow, dark brown on apical fourth ; tarsi very dark brown, almost black. Hind legs: coxae dark brown; femora dark brown; tibiae hairy, basal half shining yellow, apical half dark purple- brown; first tarsal joint yellow, but black at apex; second tarsal joint with marked excision near base; second, third, fourth, and fifth tarsal joints all purple-black. Claws with a large blunt tooth projecting from the base similar to ?S. latipeSy Meig. Hob. Not found biting. Bred from pupa in swift mountain-stream. Loc. Bangan, Kamerun, W. Africa, 14. 2. 1916. Altitude 2200 metres. Paratype in British Museum. Pupa.—Pupal filaments shaped like the antlers of an elk. The filaments arise from the base in three main branches ;. 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 London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd
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