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long as the tibiae, bearing blackish pubescence which becomes longer 

 at the apical portion below, on the mostly part of the lower surface 

 long, scarce and yellowish, and on the basal outer surface very sparse, 

 short and yellowish ; middle tibiae at the extreme apex usually darker, 

 bearing short blackish pubescence and with two subequal blackish 

 apical spurs ; hind femora much shorter than the tibiae, bearing a 

 black short pubescence with rather long yellowish hiirs intermixed on 

 the basal two-third and sometimes the yellowish pubescence extending 

 through the lower surface, but this yellowish one usually inconspicuous 

 on the denuded specimens ; hind tibiae slightly dilated, rather densely 

 covered with short blackish hairs which are almost suberect and are 

 sometimes rather long and paler, two apical spurs almost equal in 

 length, blackish and not smaller than these on the middle tibiae ; 

 pulvilli rather long, yellowish. 



Abdomen a little longer than the head and thorax (including 

 the scutellnm) together, much broader than the thorax at the two basal 

 segments, gradually narrowed from the third segment to the apex and 

 never pointed but the posterior end almost always broad and very 

 slightly curved posteriorly. Dorsum very slightly shining but rather 

 dull coloured ; first segment black, somewhat brownish, with the yellow 

 lateral patches which are obliquely extending to just below the side of 

 the scutellum ; second segment largest, yellow at the middle, with two 

 short black stripes which are extending from just above the middle of 

 the disc to the posterior margin, and curved outwards and sometimes 

 pointed forewards ; the following five segments black, with a narrow 

 yellow median stripe which is extending to the sixth segment but us- 

 ually faded on the last two segments ; third segment very often (but 

 sometimes wanting), bearing a small reddish yellow spot near the 

 anterior margin between the median yellow stripe and lateral margins 

 of the disc, the spot usually opening at its anterior margin ; pubescence 

 on the dorsum short and rather depressed, golden yellow on the yellow 

 portion and blackish on the black portion but on the apical four seg- 



