Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology . now examined preparations of the armature and is ina position to confirm the above genitalia (fig. 4.) Side pieces large, gradually tapering to a broadly roundedapex. Clasp filaments long and relatively narrow, each bearingtwo short closely appressed teeth at the tip. The apical third bearsfour delicate hairs, and is deeply constricted at its base, on the lowerside. Basal lobes large, each with a pair of dark rod-likeappendages; one of the latter, in each case, is a very conspicuous,stout, elongated structure, the other much narrowe
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology . now examined preparations of the armature and is ina position to confirm the above genitalia (fig. 4.) Side pieces large, gradually tapering to a broadly roundedapex. Clasp filaments long and relatively narrow, each bearingtwo short closely appressed teeth at the tip. The apical third bearsfour delicate hairs, and is deeply constricted at its base, on the lowerside. Basal lobes large, each with a pair of dark rod-likeappendages; one of the latter, in each case, is a very conspicuous,stout, elongated structure, the other much narrower and slightlyshorter. The larger rod-like process is evidently composed of threeor four fused spines or modified hairs, the smaller rod of one only. * The last few segments are necessarilv wanting, as they were removed for microscopicalexamination. 586 Harpes well marked, with five comparatively large teeth at theextremities. Harpagones absent. Unci as depicted (fig. 4 ti),bearing numerous minute teeth on the apical, dorsal and Fig. 4 Male genitalia of Taeninrhynchus maculipennis, Theob. ; Genital armature of T. annettii (fig. 5), The main point of difference between this and the previousspecies is in the structure of the clasp filaments. These are ofvery peculiar form, and an idea of their shape can best be gainedfrom the figures. The apical portion is broad and very deeplycleft on the ventral surface; it bears a few delicate hairs and threeteeth, closely pressed together, at the tip. The basal parts closely resemble those of T. jnaculipennis,although the harpes appear to be more elongated {znde fig.) This,however, may be due to displacement of the parts in mounting. 587
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