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minute apical yellow bands ; the mid-legs much the same, the hind 

 with minute yellow apical bands to all the tarsi but the last. Wings 

 with four large black costal spots and one or more smaller basal ones, 

 the second aud third about equal, the first smaller, the fourth rather 

 larger than the first ; the first and second spread evenly over the first 

 long vein, the third spreads evenly on to the subcostal, and only partly 

 on to the first long vein at its apical end on two small spots, fourth 

 evenly on the first vein, the small basal one confined to the costa ; 

 most of the vein yellow-scaled ; a dark spot on the upper branch of 

 the first fork cell just under the apical costal spot; a small dusky 

 patch on each side of the cross-vein ; the third with an apical spot 

 and another on each side of the cross- vein, two on the upper and two 

 on the lower branch of the second fork-cell, and many dark scales on 

 the stem ; the upper branch of the fifth has a small apical spot and 

 small ones on each side of the cross-vein, and one on the apex of 

 lower branch ; sixth with three black spots. Fringe with pale areas, 

 at the ends of all the veins except the sixth. First submarginal cell 

 longer and narrower than the second posterior cell, their bases nearly 

 level ; the first fork-cell is contracted at the apex, its stem as long as 

 the cell, stem of the second longer than the cell ; supernumerary 

 cross-vein in front of the mid, and the mid further in front of the 

 posterior cross-vein. Length, 5-5-5 mm. 



$ . Head brown, with white upright forked scales in front, darker 

 ones behind and at sides ; a tuft of long white scales projecting forward 

 between the eyes. Proboscis long and thin, dark brown in colour, 

 with a pale apex. Palpi with two distal segments swollen or club- 

 shaped ; palp mottled with grey and brown scales, which more or less 

 form into bands. Last two segments- grey, with a thin brown band 

 in the middle. Antennae plumose, with last two segments long and 

 pilose, plumes light brown ; a few scales present on the basal seg- 

 ments. Thorax ashy-brown, with grey broad-curved scales ; sides 

 dark brown ; scutellum slaty-grey, paler at the sides, with broad- 

 curved scales and dark brown bristles. Metanotum deep brown. 

 Abdomen light shining brown, with darker apical borders to segment. 

 Narrow curved scales scattered over the abdomen, also golden hairs. 

 Genitalia with claspers curved apically, a longish median process 

 between the basal lobes. Legs mottled with yellow and brown scales ; 

 pale apical bands to tibiae and to the first three tarsals. Wings with 

 three large black costal spots and two smaller ones ; the second and 

 fourth about equal in size ; first very small ; the third the largest. 

 Other wing-spotting as follows: a dark spot on the upper branch of 

 first fork-cell ; basal half of lower branch dark ; small spot on the 

 stem of the cell ; on the third long vein is an apical spot, and one on 

 each side of cross-vein, two on the upper and two on the lower branch 

 of second fork-cell, with stem of cell mostly dark ; upper branch of 

 fifth vein with two spots, one each side of the cross-vein ; two dark 

 spots on sixth long vein. Fringe with pale areas at the ends of all 

 veins. First submarginal cell longer and narrower than second 

 posterior cell, its stem slightly longer than the cell ; the apex of cell 

 is slightly contracted ; stem of second posterior cell nearly twice the 

 length of* cell. Posterior cross-vein twice its own length from mid 

 cross-vein ; supernumerary in front of mid. Length, 5*5 mm. 



