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Prothoracic lobes large, rounded, with a small, oblong patch of golden- 
4 yellow scales; mesothorax brown, covered with long, narrow, brown scales 
and adorned as follows: A narrow, golden median line from anterior 
margin halfway through posterior bar® brown spot; external to this 
at each side on anterior half, another short golden line; externally on 
posterior half a golden loop beginning at base of bare spot running for- 
ward parallel with median line, curving outward and backward, then , 
parallel with itself, ending above root of wing; a patch of cream colored 
hairs anterior to root of wing and several patches on pleure; a median 
golden patch, lateral brown patches and 4 to 6 bristles on median 
lobe of scutellum ; a few long, narrow, brown scales on lateral lobes, with 
many long, brown bristles; metanotum brown, bare; halteres pale with 
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dark-brown and white scales on knobs. 
4 Wings with dark-purplish-brown scales, those of posterior fringe being 
lighter drab-brown; two golden-brown spines spring from near base 
: of Vein I. Posterior cross vein twice its length from mid cross vein 
E which is colineal with the supernumerary. First submarginal longer and 
‘ narrower than second posterior, both of its veins being also slightly curved 
r anteriad at the middle, making the entire cell appear curved instead of 
x straight as usual. 
; Abdomen blue-brown above, the sixth, seventh, and eighth segments 
‘ being faintly marked laterally.at the base, by a triangular white patch 
E. and the posterior margins of all segments having golden-brown hairs ; 
basal ventral segments white, apical ones dark, mottled brown; the bases 
of the fourth to seventh with a white band and abundant golden hairs; 
ninth segment pale, brown-ocher with golden pile: 
Legs uniformly brown, except as noted; fore and mid femora dark- 
brown externally, golden-brown internally, basal half of hind femora 
pale-brown, nearly white, apical half dark-brown except a white, longitu- 
dinal dash under knees; all tibiae dark-brown, spined; metatarsi, very 
dark, almost blue-black, with basal, cream bands, most marked on poste- 
rior legs; first tarsals on all legs and most so on. posterior, basally cream- 
banded, second tarsals on posterior also banded, other tarsals on all legs 
brown with faint band on second posterior. Ungues on fore and mid 
legs equal, unidentate ; on posterior equal, simple. 
$ unknown, only two females having been captured, in act of biting. 
Necros OccwentaL, P. I., Voleano Canlaon, Mt. Siya-Siya, at alti- 
tude of 760 meters. 
Time of capture, 24 June, 1906 (Banks, Coll.). 
Type, ?, No. 6083 in Entomological Collection, Bureau of Science, 
Manila. 
I dedicate this beautiful species to the memory of Dr. José Rizal y 
Mercado in recognition of his work as the first Filipino scientist. 
This species is very closely related to C. japonicus Theob., from which, 
however, it can easily be distinguished, by the thoracic adornment, the 
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