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98 NOTUI^AE ENTOMOI.OGICAE Xt,lll, 1963
Fig. 9—13: Coniopteryx aegyptiaca Withycombe
Pig. 9: wing.s, fig. 10: Female genital segments, lateral, fig. 11: male genital segments,
lateral, fig. 12: ditto caudal, fig. 13: head, lateral.
gonapophyses latérales are sclerotized and bear long stiff hairs. The ectoprocts
(epr) are rather small and indistinct. The subanale is indistinct.
The length of the fore-wing in the females ranges from 2.0—2.2 mm and
of the hind-wings from 1.7—1.8 mm. The fore-wings of the male Egyptian
specimens was 2.7 mm and the Moroccan about 2.5 mm.
Ecology: The Moroccan specimens were taken upon Tamarix in a dry rivervalley.
The surroundings were almost entirely without vegetation.
South Morocco: The river Dra, Assa 22. 2. 1961 1 1 $ leg. Meinander,
Targuamait 21. 2. 1961. 1 ^ leg. Meinander, Torkoz 23-24. 2. 1961. 2 $9 leg.
lyindberg.
Distribution: Egypt (Wadi Digla near Cairo), Ethiopia (Jem-Jem forest
c. 8000 feet).