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Body varies around 1.6mm in length, and is dark brown. Antennal segments 3 and 4, all tibiae, tarsi, and the tips of the femora are yellow to yellowish-brown. The wings are a light yellow, and ocelli are red (Stannard, 1968). The head is prolonged in front of the eyes, and 3 pairs of ocellar setae are present. Ocellar setae pair 3 is as long as the anterolateral margin of the ocellar triangle. Postocular setae pair 1 is present. The pronotum has 5 pairs of major setae, with the anteromarginal setae shorter than the anteroangulars, and one pair of minor setae between the posteromarginal submedian setae. The metanotum has 2 pairs of setae at the anterior margin. The forewings have 2 complete rows of veinal setae, and the posteromarginal comb on tergite 8 is not developed. Sternites 3 to 7 lack discal setae (Moritz et al., 2001).