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t“ n are re som e W 3 r |S ht , forked , scal f dark golden in colour, and on tb 
y tex are some golden-brown bristles. Basal joint of antenna hlarl 
veTt^dilate'hairs'pT^f b ' aCkat X n ° deS ’ brown at the int ernod el 
rertidilate iiaire, black. Palpi four-jointed, very short, not more than one-sixt 
ngth of the proboscis, first joint swollen at the base and constricted la< 
J H ° "/ s £ la11 m pple-like, clad with broad spatulate scales, under a hand ler 
dark brown in stronger light, rich blue, except at the tip where the scale 
striLs°them 0Se p Ur h ^ aCC ° rding t0 the an g le at which the ligb 
strikes them. Proboscis, broad at the base long and bent covered wit 
?V rple or rose-purple broad scales; at the angle the scales are golden-oree 
with some peacock-blue mixed among them. ® ° 
7 Prothoracic lobes small, oval, rather prominent, thickly cla 
varied^ M Wh ' C l 1 ar<5 i P ur P le ‘ blue or rose-purple as the position to light i 
varied. Mesonotum black, densely covered with broadly spindle-shane 
metallic-green scales; over the bases of the wings the scales are lar^ei 
onger and spatulate In a fresh specimen the colouring is very mfc’ 
central ^narMook ‘ “ the . thorax is examined through a tens, th 
lio-ht stHke! ? k dark coppery-brown to purple, white the sides where th 
1 ght , k ® , at an an § le show metallic-green. In other light the scale 
appear bluish-green or dark coppery-red At the anterior margin of th, 
o the” hX and hT ° t f , SCaleS whlch appear violet, or rose-purple accordin; 
behind nrntk 6 ° W - HV tnan / uIar P atch of silvery scales immediateh 
behind the prothoracic lobes, and over the roots of the wing a patch o' 
densX'h X sc ? 1 . es i and a r °'T ° f short stout black bristles 8 sXellun 
e sely clad with large spatulate scales which on the lateral lobes art 
o peacock-blue or metallic-green according to the light and on the centra 
sXXXd Xh" fnnged WltH H ghter green posteriorly; scutellar bristle; 
costa and fir r b br °TV “ etanotam dark brown. Wings, brown in colour 
neacock hlne iokf ma V61n cla< ? Wlth broad s P atulate scales which are 
peacock-blue, O olden-green or purple according to the light. The median 
cross vein about its own length from the supernumerary, posterior cross 
vein curved and commencing just to the apical side of the median. Coxa;' 
yellows!], mid and hind clad with creamy scales on their outer face. 
bore leg, upper surface of the femora clad with rose-purple scales at 
the extreme apex rs a tuft of long spindle-shaped scales whteh are 
I or peacock-blue, and just behind these is a ring of black spines • 
he whole of the under surface is covered with bright golden scales ’ 
on'tlXrX t C0vered . Wlth P ur P le scales ; a sh ° r ‘ distance from the base 
°* 1 metatarsus . a ring of creamy-yellow scales, third and fourth tarsus 
X s le y sraTed SCaleS ’ ., the rest of the tarsus and metatarsus, 
purple scaled , mid teg, femora and tibia as in the fore legs, the basal 
half of metatarsus creamy scaled, apical half, purple scaled, all the tarsal 
nndlr cre r my scaled; hind tegs, femora golden at the base and on the 
under surface, purple above, scales at apex as in other tegs, tibia, purple 
littlehe” 16 ^' t rS k S ’ pu 5 ple scaled > except for a broad ring of creamy scales a 
n, rth ltS ba , S a’ first and sec0nd tarsal j° ints P ur ple scaled, [hird and 
ourth, cr eamy scaled ; ungues equal and simple on all the tegs. Pleura dark 
brown for the most part covered with silvery-grey scales. 
fin sorntfiXT^TT ° f fi i St u se 8 ment covered with peacock-blue scales, 
scales W.'th hl l d r, rk , gree , n )’ the other segments covered with rose-purple 
scales, with basal bands of peacock-blue. Venter, bright golden, except 
