C. maddeni Martin & Cranston

A typical member of the C. oppositus group of species.

Illustration of the hypopygium and female antennal apex of C. maddeni
From Martin & Cranston (1995)

Male:
AR about 2.55 - 2.86.    Wing length about 2.4 - 3.36, width about 0.72 mm.    VR abt 1.03 - 1.05.    Legs pale, unbanded.
Frontal tubercles present but very small, about 4 - 8 micron (not absent as stated by Martin & Cranston 1995).    Palpal proportions 52 : 55 : 155 : 255 : 295.    Clypeal setae abt 19 - 29.
Thoracic setae: abt 8 - 9 Acrostichal;    10 - 14 Dorsolateral;    5 Prealar; 3 - 5 anterior, 9 - 13 posterior Scutellars.    Setae on stem vein, abt 3.

Leg lengths (microns) and ratios as follows:

	Fe	Ti	Ta1	Ta2	Ta3
PI	1135	960	1640	820	615
PII	1230	1100	660	365	280
PIII	1355	1345	980	555	405
	Ta4	Ta5	LR	F/T	BR
PI	535	250	1.63-1.80	1.16-1.20	1.9-2.5
PII	185	120	0.58-0.61	1.03-1.17
PIII	235	155	0.72-0.73	0.99-1.03

Abdomen pale, with brown, broadly diamond shaped transverse area in basal half of tergites 1 - 4.
About 3 - 5 setae on 9th tergite.

Found: South Australia - Glen Osmond.

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