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Thorax densely clothed with large narrow-curved scales, 

 closeh' appressed and with a median line of fiat metallic scales, 

 and a patch of flat scales on each side in front; scutelluni clothed 

 with flat scales, large and rounded apically; metanotum appar- 

 ently nude. 



Apex of hind tibiae and base of metatarsi with rather dense 

 short outstanding scales. First fork-cell slightly expanded basally 

 and the veins densely scaled apically, considerabh^ larger than the 

 second posterior cell. 



A ver}' marked genus coming near Grahamia, Theobald, but at 

 once distinguished from it by the more normal form of proboscis, 



56. Pseudograhamia aureoventer, sp. nov. 



Head black, with a central silver}' white spot; proboscis and 

 antennae deep brown; palpi pale cream3% very small. Thorax 

 black with a broad silvery white line in front, silver}^ white pro- 

 thoracic lobes and a creamy patch in front at the sides. Abdomen 

 black with large basal tiiangular creamy lateral patches which 

 extend upwards almost to form narrow dorsal bands ; venter pale 

 dull golden. I^egs deep black. 



$ . Head covered with flit closel}^ appressed blackish brown 

 scales with a large median triangular silver}^ white area with two 

 long black straight chsetse projecting forwards between the eyes, a 

 few small black ones curved inwards on each side and a large black 

 one laterall}', along the ocellar rim; proboscis deep black, curved 

 upwards, slightly swollen apicalh^ ; palpi very small, denseh' 

 clothed with creamy scales ; antenucC deep brown ; cly])eus bright 

 rich brown. 



Thorax deep rich brown, densely clothed with long narrow- 

 curved closel}^ appressed deep blackish brown scales, a median line 

 in front of flat scales, semi-transparent, with white and pale 

 mauve and silver}^ reflections, a large area of flat dull creamy to 

 ochreous scales on each side in front reaching up to the base of 

 the wings; prothoracic lobes with flat silvery white scales with 

 pale blue reflections in certain lights ; scutellum clothed with large 

 flat silvery white scales, some appearing dusky on the lateral 

 lobes ; metanotum deep brown ; pleurae brown with flat cream>- 

 scales. 



Abdomen flattened laterally with large basal silvery white 

 lateral patches, extending upwards to the dorsum as narrow areas ; 

 base and venter of the abdomen pale dull golden, with metallic 

 sheen. 



Legs deep blackish ]>rown; cox;ie pale ochreous with white 

 scales ; femora pale ochreous below ; til^iae with the scales ex- 

 panded apically and with some incurved chsetse ; base of metatarsi 

 with the scales slightly projecting, particularly on the hind legs; 

 ungues equal and simple. 



Wings with moderately long fork-cells ; the first submarginal 

 much longer and about the same width as the second fork-cell, its 



