Shivaphis

Body pale, with distal ends of antennal segments III–VI, apex of ultimate rostral segment, distal 1/3 of hind femora, second tarsal segments and claws brown. Dorsum of body smooth, with wax glands developed on each segment. Head with 2 pairs of frontal and 3 pairs of dorsal setae. Antennal segments I and II pale brown; longest setae on segment III 3.00–4.00 times as long as basal diameter of the segment. Ultimate rostral segment wedge-shaped, 1.92–2.40 times as long as its basal width, 0.82–0.96 times as long as second hind tarsal segment. Hind femur 1.34–1.54 times as long as antennal segment III; hind tibia 0.43–0.51 times as long as body. First tarsal chaetotaxy: 7, 7, 7. Siphunculi ring-like, widest diameter 0.75–1.00 times as long as basal diameter of antennal segment III. Cauda knobbed, constricted in distal 1/3, 0.89–1.04 times as long as its basal width, with 6–10 setae including 2 long and thick setae. Anal plate bilobed, each lobe with 9–14 setae including 2–4 long and thick setae. Abdominal tergites I–V each with 3–6 pairs of spino-pleural setae and 2–5 pairs of marginal setae. Spiracles oval and closed, on kidney-shaped spiracular plates. Wax plates present on dorsum; tergite VIII with one spinal wax plate forming a band across the segment.

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