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  EKNEST 
  E. 
  AUSTEN. 
  

  

  on 
  first 
  (visible) 
  tergite, 
  and 
  a 
  median 
  longitudinal 
  stripe 
  on 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  

   tergites, 
  often 
  indistinct 
  or 
  scarcely 
  developed 
  on 
  seventh 
  tergite 
  but 
  on 
  the 
  others 
  

   expanded 
  laterally 
  at 
  its 
  junction 
  with 
  hind 
  border 
  (on 
  second 
  tergite 
  so 
  much 
  

   expanded 
  posteriorly 
  that 
  it 
  has 
  the 
  shape 
  of 
  a 
  median 
  triangle), 
  of 
  same 
  colour 
  

   as 
  the 
  paired 
  spots 
  ; 
  lateral 
  extremities 
  of 
  first 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  tergites 
  pale 
  smoke 
  

   grey 
  or 
  deep 
  gull 
  grey, 
  those 
  of 
  first 
  (visible) 
  tergite 
  sometimes 
  with 
  a 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   distinct 
  pinkish 
  cinnamon 
  fleck 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  ; 
  ground 
  colour 
  of 
  posterior 
  angles 
  

   and 
  hind 
  margins 
  of 
  second 
  or 
  third 
  and 
  following 
  tergites 
  sometimes 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   distinctly 
  cinnamon-buff 
  or 
  cream-buff 
  ; 
  dorsum 
  clothed 
  on 
  darker 
  areas, 
  as 
  also 
  

   on 
  spots, 
  with 
  minute, 
  appressed, 
  black 
  hairs, 
  elsewhere 
  clothed 
  as 
  a 
  rule 
  with 
  

   appressed, 
  glistening, 
  cream-buff 
  or 
  cream-coloured 
  hair 
  ; 
  venter 
  in 
  $ 
  light 
  greyish 
  

   olive, 
  smoke 
  grey 
  or 
  pale 
  smoke 
  grey 
  pollinose, 
  second 
  and 
  following 
  segments 
  

   each 
  usually 
  with 
  a 
  darker 
  blotch 
  in 
  midde 
  line, 
  and 
  with 
  cream-buff 
  or 
  cream- 
  

   coloured 
  hind 
  borders; 
  venter 
  in 
  $ 
  clothed 
  with 
  minute, 
  appressed, 
  glistening, 
  

   yellowish 
  or 
  cream 
  coloured 
  hairs, 
  last 
  two 
  segments 
  mainly 
  with 
  erect 
  black 
  hairs, 
  a 
  

   few 
  black 
  hairs 
  in 
  centre 
  of 
  posterior 
  half 
  of 
  antepenultimate 
  segment 
  also. 
  Wings 
  

   (fig. 
  3.) 
  drab 
  or 
  light 
  sepia- 
  coloured 
  ; 
  usual 
  three 
  rosettes, 
  pale 
  mark 
  in 
  marginal 
  cell 
  at 
  

   distal 
  extremity 
  of 
  stigma, 
  and 
  sinuous 
  mark 
  or 
  transverse 
  streak 
  just 
  before 
  apex 
  

   of 
  wing 
  (starting 
  from 
  costa 
  at 
  anterior 
  distal 
  angle 
  of 
  first 
  submarginal 
  cell) 
  well 
  

   developed 
  and 
  sharply 
  defined; 
  inner 
  margin 
  of 
  proximal 
  rosette 
  as 
  a 
  rule 
  

   perfectly 
  distinct 
  from 
  (not 
  fused 
  with, 
  as 
  is 
  often 
  the 
  case 
  in 
  the 
  wing 
  of 
  

   H. 
  pluvialis, 
  Linn.) 
  other 
  pale 
  marks 
  crossing 
  basal 
  and 
  anal 
  cells 
  ; 
  distal 
  marginal 
  

   angles 
  of 
  all 
  posterior 
  cells, 
  or 
  at 
  least 
  of 
  second 
  to 
  fifth 
  inclusive, 
  often 
  con- 
  

   spicuously 
  pale 
  ; 
  zig-zag 
  pale 
  mark 
  running 
  across 
  proximal 
  extremity 
  of 
  distal 
  

   third 
  of 
  anal 
  and 
  axillary 
  cells, 
  as 
  also 
  loop 
  in 
  base 
  of 
  latter, 
  well 
  developed; 
  

   discal 
  cell 
  with 
  two 
  pale 
  transverse 
  marks 
  (portions 
  of 
  proximal 
  and 
  median 
  rosettes) 
  

   at 
  each 
  extremity 
  ; 
  veins 
  or 
  portions 
  of 
  veins 
  surrounded 
  by 
  centres 
  of 
  the 
  three 
  

   rosettes 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  distinctly 
  infuscated 
  ; 
  no 
  conspicuous 
  dark 
  blotch 
  beneath 
  

   stigma 
  ; 
  latter 
  mummy 
  brown 
  or 
  sepia- 
  coloured, 
  well 
  developed, 
  its 
  proximal 
  

   extremity 
  pale. 
  Squamae 
  light 
  drab 
  ((J), 
  with 
  darker 
  (drab 
  -coloured) 
  borders, 
  

   or 
  pale 
  smoke 
  grey 
  ( 
  $), 
  with 
  ivory 
  yellow 
  borders. 
  Halteres 
  cream-coloured, 
  

   knobs 
  clove 
  brown 
  at 
  base 
  above 
  and 
  below. 
  Legs 
  : 
  coxae 
  in 
  <J 
  neutral 
  grey, 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  long 
  whitish 
  hair 
  ; 
  femora 
  in 
  <J 
  deep 
  mouse 
  grey, 
  or 
  dark 
  mouse 
  grey,, 
  

   with 
  a 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  conspicuous, 
  complete 
  or 
  incomplete, 
  tawny 
  or 
  ochraceous- 
  

   tawny 
  band 
  round 
  middle, 
  present 
  at 
  least 
  on 
  middle 
  pair, 
  but 
  sometimes 
  absent 
  

   in 
  case 
  of 
  front 
  femora 
  and 
  scarcely 
  distinguishable 
  on 
  hind 
  pair 
  ; 
  femora 
  in 
  <J 
  

   clothed 
  with 
  fine 
  whitish 
  hair, 
  which 
  is 
  long 
  behind 
  and 
  below 
  ; 
  distal 
  half 
  of 
  

   extensor 
  surface 
  of 
  front 
  femora 
  in 
  (J, 
  and 
  extreme 
  tips 
  of 
  same 
  surface 
  in 
  hind 
  pair 
  

   clothed 
  for 
  • 
  most 
  part 
  with 
  minute, 
  appressed, 
  black 
  hairs 
  ; 
  front 
  tibiae 
  in 
  $ 
  

   blackish 
  brown, 
  with 
  a 
  conspicuous 
  cream-buff 
  band 
  just 
  beyond 
  base, 
  and 
  with 
  

   distal 
  two-thirds 
  conspicuously 
  or 
  distinctly 
  swollen 
  ; 
  middle 
  and 
  hind 
  tibiae 
  

   in 
  <J 
  dark 
  brown, 
  each 
  with 
  two 
  cream-buff 
  bands, 
  hind 
  tibiae 
  thickened 
  ; 
  tibiae 
  

   in 
  <J 
  clothed 
  with 
  black 
  or 
  blackish 
  hair, 
  which 
  on 
  middle 
  and 
  hind 
  pairs 
  is 
  fairly 
  

   long 
  and 
  fine, 
  pale 
  bands 
  on 
  all 
  tibiae, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  anterior 
  surface 
  of 
  hind 
  pair 
  except 
  

   distal 
  extremities 
  clothed 
  with 
  glistening 
  cream-coloured 
  or 
  Naples 
  yellow 
  hair 
  ; 
  

   front 
  tarsi 
  in 
  <J 
  black, 
  middle 
  and 
  hind 
  tarsi 
  in 
  same 
  sex 
  dark 
  brown, 
  first 
  joints 
  

  

  