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with single central loculus or more than 1 central loculus. Parastigmatic
pores, when present, comprising multilocular pores, occurring outside of
stigmatic plate. Intrastigmatic pores comprising multilocular pores, restricted
to sclerotized plates surrounding spiracular atria. Invaginated tubular ducts
of 2 sizes: broader ducts present on medial and submarginal areas of abdomen
and metathorax; narrower ducts on medial and submarginal areas of
abdomen and head. Anal lobes modified into anal plates that surround anal
ring. Anal lobe-like structures developed on segment VII with several long
setae giving appearance of normal lobes. Legs with tibia and tarsus fused.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THIRD INSTAR FEMALE
Description: Same as adult female except as follows. Body elongate oval.
Longest ventral setae excluding those on body margin less than 25 (J. long.
Multilocular pores each with 5 to more than 15 loculi. Parastigmatic pores
usually absent. Invaginated tubular ducts absent. Vulva absent. Anal ring
with more than 4 setae on each side; anal-ring pores in 2 rows.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SECOND INSTAR FEMALE
Description: Same as third instar female except as follows. Multilocular
pores each with 5 to more than 15 loculi. Parastigmatic pores present. Anal
ring with fewer than 5 setae on each side; anal-ring pores absent or in 1
row.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FIRST INSTAR
Description: Body elongate. Abdominal segment VIII modified into sclerotized
lobes which transform into plates in later instars; each lobe with a
sclerotized bar and long apical seta. Antennae 5-segmented. Setae filamentous,
with 2 pairs of longitudinal lines on each side of dorsum, with 3 pairs
of lines on each side of venter. Bilocular pores absent. Multilocular pores
with 5 to 9 loculi, without central loculus. Parastigmatic and intrastigmatic
pores present. Discoidal pores present on both surfaces. Invaginated tubular
ducts absent. Microtubular ducts present on submarginal area of venter,
with conspicuous dermal orifice. Legs without sensillum on tarsus; tibia and
tarsus separate; tibia divided by tarsus about 1.6; tarsal digitules staggered,
not arranged side-by-side, apices acute or slightly enlarged; tarsal digitules
on front legs each with 1 small filamentous seta and 1 enlarged seta; claw
digitules each with 1 large seta, and 1 conspicuously smaller seta.