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o f and behind a dark line running forward from each corner of tl 
scutellum and ending opposite the wing bases in an eye-like spot. On tl 
anterior margin is a tuft of very narrow hair-like bluish-white scales, and c 
either shoulder, immediately above the prothoracic lobes, is a tuft of clava 
palisade scales, dark brown in colour; the remainder of the mesonotum 
sparsely clad with pale golden hairs. All the above is plainly seen in fre^ 
specimens, but when dry the distortion is often so great that whether tf 
tutt of scales on the shoulder is inserted on the mesonotum or the proth< 
racic lobe is very difficult to decide. The scutellum is dark slate and cla 
wit 1 golden hairs. Pleurae, dark blackish-brown apparently without scale 
Wings, heavily clad. In some specimens the scales are darker than other 
and those on the wing of the female are always much darker than on the ma 
wmg I he colours in a good light are purple and yellow or orange. Und 
a higher power where there is great loss of light the purple scales appe, 
black and the yellow may become brown. There are two costal spots tl 
first about the junction of the middle and apical thirds just beyond the poi 
where the subcostal vein joins the costa and involving the first long vein tl 
second spot is close to the apex and spreads on to the upper branch of tl 
second vein, following this on the margin, the fringe is dark scaled for 
short distance and then goldpn scaled as far as the junction of the third vei 
with costa; the subcostal vein is brown scaled in its entire length ; the fir: 
vein is clad with brown scales except opposite the second costal spot- tf 
second vein is entirely brown scaled, save for ayellow spot on both its branches 
e third vein is yellow scaled except for a dark basal and apical spot; fourt 
vein, dark scaled, save for a yellow spot on each branch ; fifth vein yello^ 
scaled, except where its branches join the costa and for a short distanc 
a ong its upper branch; sixth vein, yellow with two dark spots; fringe scale: 
black, except for portion already mentioned; border scales, yellow; cross vein 
of about equal ength and equidistant the one from the other. Coxae dar 
brown, almost black, clad with a few dark scales. Femora and tibke’of a 
egs with dark brown scaling above and laterally and paler brown beneath 
In t le fore leg there is a creamy-yellow band at the apex of the metatarsus 
a broader one at the apex of the first tarsal joint and another not quite s 
roac as the apex of the second tarsal joint. Similar bands are seen on th 
mid legs. On the hmd legs there is a narrow creamy-yellow band on th 
apex of the metatarsus, one a little broader on the apex of the first tarsa 
joint and one much broader on the apex of the second tarsal joint; th. 
third tarsal joint has a narrow basal band and a broad apical one, the fourtl 
tarsal joint is dark brown scaled. 
Abdomen.— Black, with pale spots at the sides on the first two or three 
se ^ ents * ^ * segments thinly clad with pale brown or ochraceous hairs 
eighth segment with a ventral tuft of blackish-brown scales. 
Male.— -Head, clad with scales similar to those on the female head 
Antenna, plumose, with two last joints elongated, basal joint, black, remain¬ 
ing joints banded black and white, verticils steel-grey. Palpi, longer than 
the proboscis by the last joint; last two joints swollen, with a row of long 
hams along the inner side of the upper face, upper surface of ultimate joint 
clad with silvery scales at the base and apex, and dark blue-black or purple- 
biack scales between, penultimate joint with black scales with purple 
reflection, except for a narrow band of silvery scales at the base on the upper 
