Insects of Samoa and other Samaon terrestrial arthropoda. Pt. 6, Fasc. 2, Nematocera / by F.W. Edwards.
- Edwards, F. W. (Frederick Wallace), 1888-1940.
- Date:
- [1928?]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Insects of Samoa and other Samaon terrestrial arthropoda. Pt. 6, Fasc. 2, Nematocera / by F.W. Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![NK.MA'l’oi KItA. foiii’ loiiii' l»ristlv hairs at oxtroinc tip. l^ast s(\Liiii('iit ol palpi iiiiicli Iddl’ci' than the otliors. Mcsonotimi iiroiiiiiKMit. the proiiotuiii liardix' (listinuiiislial)lc. Cerci short and inconspicuous, hdi’st s(‘uincnt of front tarsi ahoiit l-C) times as lonu' as the tibia. Combs of postmior tibia(' \vid(‘ly s(‘paratcd abov(‘. nar'rowly so beiu'ath, outer comb with a lony spin', imu'r coml) apparcmlly without spur. I'ifth tarsal seuinent shoi't, not half as lony as fourth ; claws very small, piilvilli ])resent. irfy/z/.v I'athei’densely hairy on the whoh'surfac(‘. /', - I'at her curved, reaching almost to tip of winy ; costa not pi'odiiced ; r-m ratln'r obli(pi(‘. thouyh less so than in i'hiro)i()}}}ii^, a little lonyei’ than the basal section of Us ; bas(‘ of cubital fork not much bevond r m. Anal ai’ea mo(h,‘rately w(‘ll d(‘velo])ed ; squama with thi'ee or four short maryinal hairs, not a coni])iet(* frinyrv Wing- lenyth 1-5 mm. U])oIu : Malololelei, 2,000 ft., 1 2.5,xi. 1024. 55. Tanytarsus mantimus E(iwards. Pj'or. Zool. Sor. LoihIoii, la^r). j). 71)1. I’polu : A])ia, adults numerous in comj)anv with Cbntio pacificus, 8 ]).m., 11 .xii.1025 ; larvae and pupae among Halophila plants in lagoon. A small, pale yellow species (perha})s green in life) ; superficially resembles T. hopki)isi. but differs in many structural details, notably in the widely separated eyes ; ])resence of only five segments in $ antennae, terminal segment having no long bristles at tip ; and the long pointed cerci. This species and the next are of special interest as being the first truly marine species of the tribe Chironomariae to be discovered. T. inarifimus differs from T. halopliilae in having the wings less hairy, especially in the male. 56. Tanytarsus halophilae Edwards. Proi'. ZodI. So(\ FjjikIoh. l'.)2r), ]). 701. Savaii : Fagamalo, larva and ])upae among Ilnlophihi plants in lagoon, xi.l 925. A small s])ecies, described from specimens dissected from ])U])ae : colour not ascertained, but presumably uniformly yellowish or green like the other two species. The wings are haiiy on most of the surface in both sexes ; female cerci long and [)ointed as in T. maritimus.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29809071_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
