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widened from the base to just before the middle of the basal annu- 

 lation and then rapidly scooped on the dorsal margin and gradually 

 narrowed to a sharp point ; the basal annulation of the third joint about 

 one and an eighth times as long as its broadest part, where it has a 

 large distinct tooth crowned with tiny black bristles, almost always 

 dark brown with the base more or less reddish especially on the 

 underside ; the style-like portion wholly one and a half times as long 

 as the basal annulation, dull black, with the three subquadrate basal 

 annulations and the conical apical one, each of these annulations bearing 

 one or two very tiny inconspicuous pubescence about the tip. Eyes large, 

 with the facets practically equal in size, in death deep brownish black 

 with a coppery shimmer, and without any markings or bands ; when 

 seen from above flat triangular with rounded outer angle, the upper 

 angle about IOO, and the frontal angle about 60, the inner margin 

 about four-fifth as long as the hind margin which is very slightly 

 curved, and the outer margin rather strongly curved outwards about 

 the posterior half; in profile rather oval, with moderately forwardly 

 curved frontal margin and strongly downwardly curved lower margin ; 

 when seen from the front about as wide as deep, the frontal angle 

 wholly 135", the lower angle about 120, the upper angle about 95, 

 and the outer angle evenly largely rounded. 



Thorax large, oval, somewhat narrowed towards the anterior 

 part, brownish black, obscured by a greyish tomentum, with three 

 narrow median and two broad lateral stripes very faint of which the 

 middle one is narrowest and not extending to the posterior border, 

 and the side pair is slightly broader and conspicuous and reaching to 

 hind margin just insides the postalar calli, these three median stripes 

 being yellowish grey of which the outer two are bent outwards and 

 connected with the lateral stripes on the suture and they have a fine 

 brown stripe in the middle throughout the whole length, while the 

 lateral stripes are very broad about apical half and somewhat ashy grey 



