(C.) fumosus, third instar A Habitus, lateral B Habitus, ventral C Head, ventral D Head, lateral. Abbreviations: ge genal marking st stemmata T3R1 row of long, sturdy, thorny setae on raised posterior fold of metathorax.brown distally. Antenna: scape and pedicel (basal, mesal sections) cream-colored, distal section of pedicel light brown, flagellum brown. Venter cream-colored, except margin of cranium, cardo with longitudinal brown marks; mentum unmarked. All cephalic setae smooth, SCR7 site pointed; S1-10, S12 of medium length, S11 long; Vx setae fairly long, robust. Head width across eyes, 0.57?.58 mm (L2), 0.77?.85 mm (L3); mandible length 0.51?.57 mm (L2), 0.82?.85 mm (L3); ratio mandible length to head width = 1.0?.1 : 1 (L2), 0.97?.1 :1 (L3). Tip of mandible with four teeth mesally. Cervix cream-colored, tinged with light brown dorsally; sides with pair of broad brown patches; venter cream-colored mesally, light brown laterally. Thorax (Figs 3B, 4B, 11C, 12A-B, 13A) cream-colored, tinged with light brown, with sclerites, markings brown; LTs white to cream-colored, with LS brown to darkPatr ia S. Silva et al. / ZooKeys 262: 39?2 (2013)Figure 13. Chrysopodes (C.) fumosus, third instar A Thorax, dorsal B Abdominal segments A1 to A5, dorsal C Abdominal segments A4 to A10, dorsal. Abbreviations: A4, A6, A8, A10 abdominal segments A2R1 double row of submedian setae (SMS) on anterior fold of second abdominal segment A2R2 double/triple row of SMS on posterior fold of second abdominal segment A3R1 double row of SMS on anterior fold of third abdominal segment A3R2 double/triple row of SMS on posterior fold of third abdominal segment A6LDT, A6LT laterodorsal tubercle, lateral tubercle on sixth abdominal segment sp spiracle (on anterior subsegment of mesothorax) T1LT prothoracic lateral tubercle T1Sc1 first primary prothoracic sclerite T2Sc3 third primary mesothoracic sclerite T3R1 row of long, sturdy, thorny setae on raised posterior fold of metathorax.brown. Venter white to cream-colored, unmarked. Legs: coxa white, with dark brown marking on basodorsal surface; trochanter, base of femur cream-colored; tip of femur with light brown band; tibia, tarsus, tinged with light brown; empodium, claws, base of claws dark brown. T1: LT with 14?8 (L2), 16?0 (L3) LS. Sc1 large, rhomboid, extending around posterior base of LT, darker brown laterally than mesally. Sc2 triangular, mostly brown, with small secondary sclerite above. Notum with four brown spots in longitudinal row along midline. S2, S3 thorny. T2: Anterior sclerite (Sc1) light brown; spiracles on small protuberances. Posterior subsegment with Sc2 light brown; Sc3 pronounced, brown. LT with 13?7 (L2), 16?0 (L3) LS. T3: LT with 11?5 (L2), 14?8 (L3) LS. Posterior fold with row (R1) of twelve robust, thorny setae.Larvae of five horticulturally important species of Chrysopodes…Abdomen (Figs 11D , 12A , 13B ) largely cream-colored, tinged with light brown, with light brown to brown markings surrounding bases of LTs; markings becoming darker posteriorly; white fat-body visible beneath midline section (especially posteriorly); robust, thorny setae dark brown; other setae light brown to amber-colored. A5 with pair of light brown spots mesal to LTs. A6, A7 each with pair of large, NVP-QAW039 web diffuse, dark brown marks surrounding LDTs. A8 with pair of dark brown marks mesal to spiracles. A9 with U-shaped dorsal mark containing darker longitudinal mark along midline, with pair of lighter brown marks extending onto top of.(C.) fumosus, third instar A Habitus, lateral B Habitus, ventral C Head, ventral D Head, lateral. Abbreviations: ge genal marking st stemmata T3R1 row of long, sturdy, thorny setae on raised posterior fold of metathorax.brown distally. Antenna: scape and pedicel (basal, mesal sections) cream-colored, distal section of pedicel light brown, flagellum brown. Venter cream-colored, except margin of cranium, cardo with longitudinal brown marks; mentum unmarked. All cephalic setae smooth, pointed; S1-10, S12 of medium length, S11 long; Vx setae fairly long, robust. Head width across eyes, 0.57?.58 mm (L2), 0.77?.85 mm (L3); mandible length 0.51?.57 mm (L2), 0.82?.85 mm (L3); ratio mandible length to head width = 1.0?.1 : 1 (L2), 0.97?.1 :1 (L3). Tip of mandible with four teeth mesally. Cervix cream-colored, tinged with light brown dorsally; sides with pair of broad brown patches; venter cream-colored mesally, light brown laterally. Thorax (Figs 3B, 4B, 11C, 12A-B, 13A) cream-colored, tinged with light brown, with sclerites, markings brown; LTs white to cream-colored, with LS brown to darkPatr ia S. Silva et al. / ZooKeys 262: 39?2 (2013)Figure 13. Chrysopodes (C.) fumosus, third instar A Thorax, dorsal B Abdominal segments A1 to A5, dorsal C Abdominal segments A4 to A10, dorsal. Abbreviations: A4, A6, A8, A10 abdominal segments A2R1 double row of submedian setae (SMS) on anterior fold of second abdominal segment A2R2 double/triple row of SMS on posterior fold of second abdominal segment A3R1 double row of SMS on anterior fold of third abdominal segment A3R2 double/triple row of SMS on posterior fold of third abdominal segment A6LDT, A6LT laterodorsal tubercle, lateral tubercle on sixth abdominal segment sp spiracle (on anterior subsegment of mesothorax) T1LT prothoracic lateral tubercle T1Sc1 first primary prothoracic sclerite T2Sc3 third primary mesothoracic sclerite T3R1 row of long, sturdy, thorny setae on raised posterior fold of metathorax.brown. Venter white to cream-colored, unmarked. Legs: coxa white, with dark brown marking on basodorsal surface; trochanter, base of femur cream-colored; tip of femur with light brown band; tibia, tarsus, tinged with light brown; empodium, claws, base of claws dark brown. T1: LT with 14?8 (L2), 16?0 (L3) LS. Sc1 large, rhomboid, extending around posterior base of LT, darker brown laterally than mesally. Sc2 triangular, mostly brown, with small secondary sclerite above. Notum with four brown spots in longitudinal row along midline. S2, S3 thorny. T2: Anterior sclerite (Sc1) light brown; spiracles on small protuberances. Posterior subsegment with Sc2 light brown; Sc3 pronounced, brown. LT with 13?7 (L2), 16?0 (L3) LS. T3: LT with 11?5 (L2), 14?8 (L3) LS. Posterior fold with row (R1) of twelve robust, thorny setae.Larvae of five horticulturally important species of Chrysopodes…Abdomen (Figs 11D , 12A , 13B ) largely cream-colored, tinged with light brown, with light brown to brown markings surrounding bases of LTs; markings becoming darker posteriorly; white fat-body visible beneath midline section (especially posteriorly); robust, thorny setae dark brown; other setae light brown to amber-colored. A5 with pair of light brown spots mesal to LTs. A6, A7 each with pair of large, diffuse, dark brown marks surrounding LDTs. A8 with pair of dark brown marks mesal to spiracles. A9 with U-shaped dorsal mark containing darker longitudinal mark along midline, with pair of lighter brown marks extending onto top of.