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reddish black; first joint as long as the third iohit cylindrical but the 

 both ends slightly narrow, slightly shining and gradually darkened 

 towards the apex, bearing rather short depressed blackish pubescence 

 which grows longer and less sloping beneath ; second joint very small 

 cup-shaped, moderately extending on the upper side cap-like over the 

 third joint, and bearing black bristles similar to those on the apex of 

 the third joint ; third joint dull black not shining, its basal annulation 

 more than the twice as long as the following ann illations together, 

 somewhat depressed laterally, when seen from side about as wide as 

 the first joint and when seen from above conspicuously nar- 

 rower though its basal subannulation sightly narrower at the apex, this 

 basal subannulation occupying less than the basal one-third of the first 

 annulation and bearing a somewhat complete circlet of very short black 

 bristles; three apical annulations ot the third joint all velvety black and 

 bearing a very few microscopical pubescence, in which the first two 

 annulations are equal in size and slightly broader than their length, but 

 the last one apparently longer than its width and with the blunt apex. 

 Eyes almost bare from pubescence, when seen sideways almost as long 

 as deep, rather convex below ; in death dark purplish black, without 

 any distinct markings. 



Thorax moderate in size, brown above and ashy grey beneath. 

 Dorsum at the anterior part slightly grey and with an indistinct g^'ey 

 band at the posterior margin, three distinct though narrow greyish 

 white middle stripes extending from the apical extremity to conspicuously 

 before the suture, in which the middle one apparently is narrower 

 than the lateral ones ; there are two very inconspicuous greyish some- 

 what triangular spots at the suture ; humeri apparently greyish, bearing 

 a rather conspicuous tuft of long pale brownish hairs ; prae and post-alar 

 calli somewhat lighter than the disc, and the former bearing an abund- 

 ant long black pubescence which is intermixed with very short pale 

 yellowish rather shining hairs above, and the latter pubescent as 

 in the disc of the mesonotum ; pubescence on the disc rather short but 



