. Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology. Parasites. 170 second segment one-half the length of the third; the latter much the stoutest and broadest; dorsally it appears incrassate towards the base; fourth segment not quite so long as the third; fifth much the longest. Wings (fig. 7) very narrow,and bluntly lanceolate; divided into two almost equal halves by the third longitudinal vein; the upper or anterior branch of the second vein shorter than the distance between the two Fig. 13.—Palpus of Phlebotomus minutus. Legs. Hind pair a little more than three times the length of the ab
. Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology. Parasites. 170 second segment one-half the length of the third; the latter much the stoutest and broadest; dorsally it appears incrassate towards the base; fourth segment not quite so long as the third; fifth much the longest. Wings (fig. 7) very narrow,and bluntly lanceolate; divided into two almost equal halves by the third longitudinal vein; the upper or anterior branch of the second vein shorter than the distance between the two Fig. 13.—Palpus of Phlebotomus minutus. Legs. Hind pair a little more than three times the length of the abdomen inclusive of the genitalia; tarsus a little longer than the tibia. External genitalia (figs. 14, 15) small; superior claspers with four long spines: two apical and two subapical: inferior claspers very slightly swollen in the middle; intermediate appendage similar to that in P. papatasii; intromittent organ nearly three-fourths the length of the inferior claspers; genital filament not protruding. Length 1 "5-1'65 mm. Female.—Colour. Wings with a distinct black costa and fringe; wing-area also with numerous black hairs intermixed with the ochreous ones. Legs with the femora ochreous beneath, darker above; tibiae and tarsi blackish, with silvery grey scales. Thoracic and abdominal hairs as in the male. Antennae with the long hairs extending to the tip, the third to. 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 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Liverpool University Press [etc. ]
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