. Fig. 32. D. nitidus. Apical part of hvpo pygium; the lateral inner lamella and h^re with fme hairs, the lateral COn- ihe dorsal median appendage are seen behind the outer lamella. siderably dilated, and with various dilatations at the apex; the outer lamellæ are somewhat long and narrow, they are especially narrow towards the base, and hence petiolated and almost pear-shaped with the end truncate, and they are curved more outwards than commonly; they are whitish with a somewhat broad, blackish margin; there are no teeth but the end margin is serrated and bears very long, black, curved hairs;


. Fig. 32. D. nitidus. Apical part of hvpo pygium; the lateral inner lamella and h^re with fme hairs, the lateral COn- ihe dorsal median appendage are seen behind the outer lamella. siderably dilated, and with various dilatations at the apex; the outer lamellæ are somewhat long and narrow, they are especially narrow towards the base, and hence petiolated and almost pear-shaped with the end truncate, and they are curved more outwards than commonly; they are whitish with a somewhat broad, blackish margin; there are no teeth but the end margin is serrated and bears very long, black, curved hairs; the outer part of the ventral margin has shorter, finer and paler hairs, and the dorsal margin has short, brown hairs. Legs yellow, the anterior coxæ greyish white pruinose, posterior coxæ grey with the apex yellow; front tarsi a little infuscated towards the end, posterior tarsi with the apex of metatarsus and the four following joints blackish; the middle tarsi may be more brownish; the hind tibiæ are a little brown at the apex, especially above. The legs have short, black hairs, a little longer above the hind femora towards the base, and the hind femora have short, pale hairs below; the posterior femora have one preapical bristle; the front tibiæ have bristles above, and one or two on the postero-ventral side, and there is a very fine, long hair at the tip on the ventral side; the middle tibiæ have about three antero-dorsal, one dorsal, two postero-dorsal bristles, and one ventral below the middle; the hind tibiæ have two dorsal rows of bristles and one ventral bristle towards the end, besides a ventral row of small bristles; hind metatarsi with two dorsal, one anterior.


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