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Trochanter single -jointed and with five rows of bristles. Femur 

 about as long as first, but bulging strongly in middle, with 

 six rows of bristles. Tibia a little shorter than second ; bristly ; 

 first tibial joint much elongated, claws small. 



Wings {fig. 15). — Fore wings : Length 1-44 mm., breadth 

 •77 mm. Submarginal : marginal : post- marginal : stigmal = 

 37 : 5 : 6 : 8. Length of submarginal -59 mm. Submarginal 

 with fourteen large bristles, those in middle of vein the largest. 

 ^Marginal and post- marginal ^^ith three rows of rather shorter 

 bristles. Stigmal with eight bristles ; its termination 

 broadened, angular, hooked and bluntly pointed, 4-punctate 

 as figured. Anterior border strongly ciUated. Whole wing 

 ciliated, except posterior border and a small area anterior to 

 this. — Hind wings : Length -96 mm., breadth -32 mm. The 

 distal marginal part of the wing- vein 3 mm. long ; the distal 

 submarginal portion very sHghtly longer and rather trans- 

 parent, and with two punctures. A row of eleven bristles 

 immediately anterior to it. Wing ciliated, except for a clear 

 area at base of wing. 



Abdomen shining black, marked with a dehcate reticulum. 

 Rather broader than thorax, and clorsoventrally compressed. 

 First tergite as long as the next tw'o together. Second, third, 

 and fourth tergites all about equal in length. Fifth rather 

 longer, and partly overlapping the more anterior ones, being 

 very concave in dorsal view. First tergite with five pairs of 

 bristles laterally ; sternum with very numerous short bristles, 

 and three pairs of longer bristles posteriorly. Second tergite 

 A\ith a transverse row of seven moderately large bristles on 

 either side ; five pairs on sternum. Third tergite with a 

 transverse row of seven bristles on either side and a very long 

 bristle laterally ; three pairs on sternum. Fourth tergite 

 with a row of six bristles on either side ; sternum with a group 

 of eight pairs. The fifth tergite very bristly ; anteriorly 

 a row of four bristles on either side ; posterior to these a row 

 of five larger bristles ; a marginal row of twelve bristles on 

 either side ; the most anterior part of the tergite with a small 

 rounded thickened chitinous area bearing five large bristles. 

 Sternum with five pairs of bristles. The termination of the 

 ovipositor provided with a marginal row of ten bristles. Point 

 of ovipositor sharp ; no serrations present ; length -45 mm. ; 

 free posterior part of sheath 16 mm. 



