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Agrees with M. serratula Cam. and M. veda Cam. in 

 having the thorax spined and the abdomen with golden 

 markings. From M. serratula it may be known by its 

 head being red, not black, by having only a golden 

 mark on the apex of the second abdominal segment, not a 

 complete band, and by the metapleurae being coarsely 

 punctured ; M. vcda is to be known from it by the large 

 belt of golden pubescence on the apex of the second 

 abdominal segment, by the much less strongly punctured 

 metapleurae, and by the apical abdominal segment above 

 being densely covered with golden pubescence. 



Head, if anything, wider than the thorax ; dark 

 rufous, slightly infuscated on the vertex ; strongly and 

 coarsely punctured, thickly covered with long fuscous hair; 

 the space behind the eyes as long as the eyes; the oral 

 region thickly covered with long, white hair. Mandibles 

 rufous, their apices broadly black. Antennae stout, the 

 flagcllum blackish ; the scape rufo-testaceous, shining, 

 sparsely covered with longish, white hair, and having some 

 large punctures. Thorax somewhat narrower than the 

 head and about double its length, of nearly equal length 

 throughout, closely rugosely punctured ; the median seg- 

 ment with an oblique slope, and punctured all over, the 

 punctures distinctly separated; at the top is one large 

 ceni. al tooth and four smaller lateral ones. Pro-, meso- and 

 base of meta-pleurae shining, impunctate ; the rest of the 

 metapleurae strongly punctured, the punctures large and 

 deep. At the apex of the mesopleura^ above is. a large 

 tooth ; on the sloping part of the metapleurae are six 

 smaller teeth also above. Legs stout, rufo-testaceous, the 

 spurs paler; thickly covered with long, pale, fuscous hair; 

 on the hinder tibiae are four long, sharp spines. Abdomen 

 broad at the base; closely punctured; on the apex of the 

 first segment is a roundish spot of golden pubescence; on 

 the apex of the second in the middle is a similar mark, 



