Characters of anterior body parts of Nipponomyia trispinosa (Alexander) A drawing, lateral view B first two sternites, ventral view C SEM, lateral view D dorsolateral view of presutural area of scutum, 150× (magnification) E tarsal claves 500×. Abbreviations: aprn – antepronotum, bw – base of the wing, bh – base of the halter, cerv scl – cervical sclerite, cx – coxa, epm – epimeron, epst – episternum, lbl – labellum, ltg – laterotergite, mr – meron, ma – membranous area of sternite 2, mtg – mediotergite, mtast – metepisternum, p1–p5 – palpomeres, pprn – postpronotum, prsa – presutural area of scutum, posa – postsutural area of scutum, psct –prescutum, scp – scape, sct – scutum, sctl – scutellum, st – sternite, tg – tergite, tr – trochanter. Scale bars: 500 μm (C), 150 μm (D), 40 μm (E).