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extending laterally are two or three rows of black upright scales, which are 
longer than the white and more definitely forked. There are no fiat lateral 
scales. The space immediately behind the eyes is bare. Five black 
bristles are inserted at the orbital margin on each side. Basal and second joint 
of antennae light fawny-brown, remaining joints dusky, scales (if a.ny) on basal 
joint very scanty and minute; second joint with a few white spatulate scales, 
remaining joints hairy, verticillate hairs short. Each joint being rather stout! 
the whole antennae has a moniliform appearance. Clypeus b£ick, nude. 
Palpi, four-jointed, scaled at the base with long black scales; midway in the 
second joint is a nodal thickening, and here there is a band of creamy scales ; 
the apex of the second and the whole of the last two joints are covered 
with creamy scales. In some specimens a few black scales are placed 
on the upper surface of the apex of the penultimate joint. Basal half of 
proboscis black scaled, the apical half golden scaled. 
Thorax. Prothoracic lobes very prominent, conical. The apex which 
looks outwards, forwards, and downwards, so separated from the body of the 
lobe by a distinct line of the chitin, which may or may not be a sulcus, that 
the appearance is almost that of a teat. There are no scales, but a few black 
bristles. Mesonotum, light fawn-brown in colour, with a narrow dark brown 
line running down the centre which broadens out posteriorly. On either 
side of the posterior half is a light brown line, and anteriorly there is patch of 
bluish-white long narrow curved scales pointing outwards on either side of 
the middle line, the rest of the mesonotum is clad somewhat sparely with 
long pale golden hairs. On either margin posteriorly is a line of long 
bristles, golden at the base, dark brown at the apex. Scutellum in 
colour similar to mesonotum with a dark spot in the centre, and a few pale 
hair-like scales inserted on its surface. There are 14 scutellar bristles, pale 
golden basally and dark at the apex. Pleurae, dark brown, abruptly marked 
off from the mesonotum: \\ mgs : costa black-scaled with four yellow spots, 
the hist spot placed about 1/3 of the length of the costa from its base, 
involves the subcostal and the first longitudinal, the spot on the last vein being 
nearly thi.ee times as long as on the costa, the second spot is rather nearer the 
first than the first is to the base, and passes on to the first longitudinal, and 
is of equal length on the two veins and costa, the third spot is nearer the second 
than the second to the third and separating it from the next spot, which is 
apical, is a patch of black scales, but little longer than the yellow spot, the 
apical spot is variable, being sometimes well marked, at other times broken 
by a few black scales. The fringe and border scales are black, except where 
the veins from the third onwards terminate, at these spots, the scales are 
white; second long vein is pale at the base, black scaled at the apical half of 
the stem and on its branches except for a patch on each a little 
way from their bases ; third vein entirely pale scaled, except at its extreme 
tip, stem of fourth vein has the basal third pale scaled apical 2/3 black scaled; 
except for a spot of pale scales at the junction of the cross vein, upper 
branch alternately pale and black scaled, lower branch entirely pale scaled; 
stem of fifth vein pale scaled, save for a spot of black scales near the base, 
upper branch pale scaled with three spots of black, two near the base and one 
at the apex, lower branch, with one black spot at apex ; sixth vein shews three 
black spots. The pale scales on the wing are a pale golden colour and in 
shape are narrow lanceolate. Legs : front and mid coxae, pale above and 
dark brown beneath, hind coxae entirely colourless; legs clothed with 
