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inconspicuous tiny pubescence near the apical margins. Eyes moderate 

 in size, with a scattered very inconspicuous pale pubescence but prac- 

 tically bare, in death deep purplish black with some metallic ruster and 

 without any markings or bands ; in profile about three-fourth as long 

 as its depth, the frontal margin longest and moderately curved for- 

 wards, the rest margin evenly but strongly curved backwards with 

 rounded frontal angle ; when seen from in front apparently higher than 

 its width, the frontal angle wholly 1 35°, the lower angle about 120° 

 with rounded angle, the upper angle about 90°, and the outer angle 

 evenly rounded ; all the facets practically equal in size. 



Thorax short and rounded, about three tomes as long as the 

 head, blackish but covered with brown tomentum, which becomes 

 ashy grey on the anterior border especially on the vertical portion, 

 bearing short recumbent yellowish pubescence with numerous erect 

 black hairs intermixed all over the surface ; humeri distinct, covered 

 with ashy grey tomentum and some long whitish hairs ; praealar calli 

 conspicuous, somewhat triangular, covered with ashy grey tomentum, 

 and bearing long rather scattered pale yellowish pubescence all over 

 the surface and some shorter rather dense black bristly hairs at the 

 posterior-lower margin where there are also similar but yellow ones 

 intermixed ; postalar calli rather narrow and long, moderately elevated, 

 covered with dark ashy grey tomentum and black pubescence which 

 becomes yellowish about the inner end, but on the posterior margin 

 there is a conspicuous long white tuft ; the black pubescence on the 

 disc becoming longer towards the margins, and paler about the suture 

 just above the anterior stigma and on the greyish vertical portion, 

 while the yellowish pubescence becomes much conspicuous and longer 

 about the suture just above the praealar calli and just front the postalar 

 calli ; scutellum broad, transversely elongate, with blunt roundish 

 posterior angle, very conspicuously dusted with whitish grey, and 

 bearing numerous long pale yellowish hairs (not quite white). Pleurae 

 covered with ashy grey tomentum, and with numerous white pubescence 



