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the basal part of the third joint reddish brown or reddish yellow ; the 

 basal joint short and cylindrical, slightly thickened towards the apex 

 which has a conspicuous broad expansion pointed apically on the 

 dorsum, slightly covered with a greyish tomentum and densely clothed 

 with short black bristles which become much shorter and sparser 

 about the base and on the underside, and which are intermixed with some 

 longer thin whitish hairs on the under and outer sides ; second joint 

 very small, about thirds as long as the basal joint, and with a rather 

 long spine-like dorsal process on the apical margin, less obscured by 

 a greyish tomentum, and bearing a rather complete black circlet of 

 tiny inconspicuous black bristles which grow up a little longer on the 

 underside ; third joint rather broad and short, but slightly longer than 

 twice the basal two joints together, moderately paler than the latter 

 with the basal part conspicuously or faintly reddish ; basal annulation 

 ot the third joint very wide, about one and a sixth times as long as 

 its broadest part, and about one and a half times as long as all the 

 following annulations together ; the dorsal tooth a little before the 

 middle, very large and conspicuous, crowned with a few stout and very 

 short conspicuous black bristles ; the style-like portion usually dull 

 coloured, and bearing one or two very minute pubescence about the 

 apices of the annulations of which the apical one is somewhat conical 

 and is about one and a half times as long as the basal three, while 

 the basal annulations are subquadrate. Eyes moderate in size, when 

 seen from above the frontal margin about two-third as long as the 

 hind margin which is very slightly curved and with the frontal margin 

 is forming an angle about lOO°, and the outer margin moderately and 

 evenly convex ; in profile rather irregular oval ; when seen from front 

 deeper than the width, the frontal angle about 140 , the upper angle 

 about 90°, the lower angle about 1 35° and somewhat rounded, and 

 the outer angle strongly rounded, the frontal margin apparently longer 

 than the facial margin ; in death deep purplish black with a coppery 

 shimmer. 



