MILESIA. 



2G: 



punctulate; liuiiieri yellow, rather prominent; two yellow-tonieu- 

 tose, rather narrow, well-separated stripes, sliglitly broader 

 anteriorly, from front to hind margin of thorax, with (extending 

 from behind suture to hind margin) a black stripe on inner side 

 of each yellow stripe ; the space between these black stripes 

 brightly yellow-tomentose ; suture yellow-tomentose from side 

 margin up to the longitudinal yellow stripe ; hind corners of 

 dorsum yellow-tomentose. Pleura} all bright yellow; scutellum 

 orange-brown, with hind margin distinctly yellow, narrowly 

 blackish just inside the vellow margin. Pubescence of thorax 

 very inconspicuous, apparently following ground-colour. Abdomen 

 blackish with yellow marks, punctulate; 1st segment black, 

 anterior corners distinctly, and anterior margin narrowly, pale. 

 2nd segment best described as yellow with a moderately broad 

 median black stripe, and with a black stripe from middle of fore 



Fig. 52.— Milesia "i macular is, Wied., vnr., abdomen. 



border to each hind corner, also with hind margin black; thus 

 leaving a large yellow triangle on each anterior coi'iier of segment 

 and a pair of smaller triangles on middle part of hinder half of 

 segment. 3rd segment exactly as 2nd. 4th segment yellow 

 with a moderately broad median stripe, a very broad transverse 

 band across middle, not reaching sides, and a broadly brown- 

 orange hind margin ; thus leaving four elongate yellow spots 

 placed transversely, the two on each side distinctly joined on the 

 margin of the segment. 5th segment wholly brownish-yellow. 

 Venter brownish-yellow ; hind margins of 2nd and 3rd segments 

 brown. Pubescence of abdomen very short and inconspicuous, 

 following ground-colour. Le(js : anterior pairs yellow; anterior 

 tarsi black on upper side excei)t at base, but with a yellowish 

 sheen in certain lights. Jlind legs yellow; hind femora with a 

 dark brown streak on upper side, an indistinct brown ring in 



