. Annotationes zoologicae japonenses / Nihon do?butsugaku iho?. BIRD-INFESTING OF JAPAN. 205. very small, a short hair in front of each ; antennae with the first segment longest, the second about three-fourths as long ; the third short, with a dorsal angular projection at distal end, the fourth shortest ; and the fifth slightly longer than the fourth. Eyes clear, with a short prickle at the posterior margin of each ; temporal margin rounded, with two long hairs and two prickles ; occipital margin sinuous. Signa- ture shield-shaped, anteriorly pale-coloured, posteri- ori)' sharp-ang
. Annotationes zoologicae japonenses / Nihon do?butsugaku iho?. BIRD-INFESTING OF JAPAN. 205. very small, a short hair in front of each ; antennae with the first segment longest, the second about three-fourths as long ; the third short, with a dorsal angular projection at distal end, the fourth shortest ; and the fifth slightly longer than the fourth. Eyes clear, with a short prickle at the posterior margin of each ; temporal margin rounded, with two long hairs and two prickles ; occipital margin sinuous. Signa- ture shield-shaped, anteriorly pale-coloured, posteri- ori)' sharp-angled, with a median clear suture and one dark-coloured blotch at posterior margin on each side. Antenna! bands reddish brown, bending inwards in front of the base of antennae ; round ocular blotches reddish brown ; occipital blotches blackish brown. Prothorax mm. long, mm. wide, hexagonal ; anterior lateral angles obtuse ; each posterior lateral angle with a protuberance and a hair ; posterior angles each with a stout hair ; pos- terior margin truncate in the middle part. Colour clear brownish, with reddish brown lateral borders which posteriorly extend on each side along the postero-lateral angles and a short way inwards and in the anterior third of their length send out a branch. Metathorax mm. long, mm. wide, quadrilateral; sides nearly straight, diverging posteriorly, each with a long stout hair near the posterior angle ; anterior lateral angles slightly extended, each forming a pointed protuberance ; posterior lateral angles posteriorly prolonged, rather acute at end ; posterior margin nearly straight with five hairs along each lateral third of its length, middle parts of lateral margin edged with reddish brown. Legs paler than body, dorsally dark edged. Abdomen slender, elongate ; the first segment much narrower than. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration a
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