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Abdominal segments clothed dorsally with broad, flat, black and yellow 
scales, first segment with semi-erect black tufts and numerous golden 
spines laterally and on posterior margin; second, third, fourth, each 
with 2 sub-median yellow spots and lateral, yellow, longitudinal bands, 
those on second being wider anteriorly and coalescing along basal margin ; 
fifth segment marked as third and fourth with also a large, white, medial 
patch ; sixth, with 4 yellow spots, a large, white, medial spot and yellow 
apical margin ; seventh with very large, white spot, the yellow one having 
coalesced with marginal and lateral yellow areas; eighth almost wholly 
yellow, with traces of black scales and a large, white spot as in preceding. 
The 3 ultimate segments perceptibly smaller than preceding. Abdom- 
inal segments’ to seventh having a broad, white L-shaped band on ventral 
and caudal margins of each tergite; ventrally the abdomen is yellow 
with scattered, black scales and prominent vertical tufts of black scales 
on fifth, sixth, seventh, with much smaller ones on third and fourth. 
Apical margins of all abdominal segments with numerous, golden-yellow 
bristles. Legs strikingly banded black, yellow and white as follows: 
Anterior femora mostly white with 6 distinct black bands spotted 
with yellow and, 2 indistinct ones interrupted by yellow or white, 
base black, apex yellow; tibia yellow with 2 black bands on basal third 
and scattering black and white scales; metatarsi all yellow, save for few 
scattering black scales and 2 black spots near bases; tarsal segments 
with fuliginous scales except last which is all yellow; mid femora like 
anterior, except that banding is less distinct; hind tibia with 7 black 
bands interrupted and spotted with yellow and white, apex yellow; mid 
metatarsi and tarsi exactly as anterior, except for scattering yellow 
scales on tarsi; posterior femora and tarsi as anterior; metatarsi white 
basally and apically, median area yellow, with few black scales, first and 
second tarsal segments black basally, yellow medially and white apically, 
third, black basally and apically, its mid third yellow with black scales, 
last tarsi paler yellow than those of anterior and mid legs. Ungues on 
anterior and mid legs equal, bidentate, basal dentition being small, obtuse ; 
ungues on posterior legs small, equal, simple. 
Wings spotted, yellow, white and brown; costa yellow on basal half ; 
first fourth of apical half with heavy, dark-brown band interrupted by 
3 yellow spots and extending across wing to Vein VI as a broad, 
yellow-spotted band showing itself only on veins; distal portion of costa 
with 5 brown and 5 yellow, alternate, equal spots. Veins TV and V 
similarly spotted on their forks; Vein IT less so. Vein VI yellow with 
2 brown spots at distal end before margin; marginal scales alternately 
brown and fawn. Vein I white scaled before and after broad dark- 
brown band; Vein IV brown scaled except forks and single yellow 
spot before fork. Halteres white basally, with yellow and brown knobs. 
3 quite similar in general appearance and color to 2; antenne with 
