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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt:... bases; all St coarsely plumate. Anterior antenna; reach to the posterior margin of Th 2, 12 (13) jointed; longest joints: 1314, 15lt, 1718 and 2022; joints 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 23 and 24 with long setae; St 5. Posterior antenna; 3-jointed, the longitudinal proportion of the joints 4:1:2. The Si of B in the middle of the margin and proximally direeted; Se, 2, dividing the margin in three equal parts. The 2nd joint with 1 proximal and 4 distal S, of which latter 2 are coarser and 2 finer. Terminal joint with 5 stronger, in the middle slightly geniculated AS, the longest of which is 5 times longer than the joint, and 1 fine S. Mandible. B 2 short and broad; its interior margin with 1 falcate and plumose S, nearer to the end than the basis of the joint, and 2 falcate spinuloso S at the end. Hi small rectangular with 5 S. Re 2/3 as long as the B 2 is broad, with 5 plumose S. Masticatory apparatus with about 8 teeth and a short Si. Maxilla. Li 1 with 9 stiff S, the proximal of which is plumose, longer and stronger than the other. Li 3 with 3 strong S, one of which is spinulose. Between Li 3 and Ri 1 S. Ri very small, reetangular, with 4 very faint S. Re with 4 S. No Le 1. Anterior maxilliped 5-jointed. L 1 with 1 naked and 2 spinulose S. L 2 with 1 spinulose and straight S. L 3 and 4 each with 3 spinulose S. L 5 more elevate than the other, with 3 strong S, one of which is the largest of all, curved, spinulose and twice as long as the two other, naked.--Ri: L 6 proximally with one spinulose and, distally, with 3 half as long S. Terminal joint with 3 strong spinulose, and 2 finer naked S. Posterior maxilliped 4-jointed. Longitudinal proportion of the joints 18: 10: 7: 1. 1:1 1 with 3--2 spinulose S. B 2 with about 4 stiff hairs on the proximal part and 2 stronger s...