Vryburgia amaryllidis

Adult female elongate oval, more or less parallel-sided. Body of live adult female dark purple, covered with a thin layer of powdery white wax and with 2 pairs of white caudal wax filaments, of which the apical pair is longest and thickest. Anal lobe cerarii each with 2 enlarged conical setae, 3–5 slender auxiliary setae and a small concentration of trilocular pores. Penultimate cerarii (C17) each with 2 slightly smaller conical setae, normally without slender auxiliary setae although rarely with 1 or 2 such setae. Dorsal oral rim tubular ducts present on each abdominal segment in a single transverse row and scattered in small numbers over head and thorax. Venter with slender setae, a little longer than those on dorsum. Oral collar ducts abundant in midregion of posterior abdominal segments as far forward as segment IV, and in lateral regions forward to head. Hind leg with translucent pores numerous on femur and tibia.

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