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Legs. — Brown, with the femora, tibiae and metatarsi spotted, 
the apex of the tibiae with a white spot ; tarsi narrowly banded. 
Wings .— With two small basal and four large costal spots, and 
many spots on the wing field; fringe with a large pale spot 
extending from the middle of the first fork cell to a short distance 
below the apex of the third long vein; there are other pale areas at 
the apices of the veins. 
Microscopical characters. 
Head. Black, with a tuft of long white scales and several pale 
bristles projecting between the eyes; the rest clothed apparently 
witn white, upright forked, scales in front and dark ones behind, 
but owing to its rather denuded condition we cannot be certain as 
to the exact nature and distribution of the head scales. 
Palpi (fig. i).— With the basal half clothed with brown scales, 
with the exception of three small spots formed by white ones; the 
apical portion with two broad bands of pure white scales, a narrow 
band of yellowish scales and short golden hairs at the apex. 
Proboscis (fig. i).—Distinctly curved at the base and clothed 
with deep brown scales on the posterior half, dull yellow ones 
anteriorly, and immediately before the labella are a few blackish 
scales, hardly sufficient in number to form a band. 
Antennae. Pale brown, the basal segment bare ( ? denuded), the 
first segment with many white scales. 
I borax. Very dark brown, almost black, with a greyish tinge 
at the sides; hairs pale ochreous; thoracic tubercle (fig. 2) distinctly 
c\ lindiical in shape and gradually rounded in front; it is sufficiently 
prominent to be seen distinctly with a pocket lens; dark brown, 
s lining on the denuded portion, sparsely clothed at the apex with 
fine pubescent hairs; sides apparently with minute greyish scales; 
scutellum daik brown with many long dark border bristles and also 
several shorter golden ones; halteres pale, the knobs clothed with 
small white scales. 
1 bdornen. Dark brown covered with golden hairs. 
- e gs.-~ Deep brown; the femora, tibiae and metatarsi with white 
pots, tarsi of the first pair with narrow yellowish bands involving 
si es of the articulations, last tarsus with dull ochreous scales; 
e ^ s a pi ca l yellow bands, the last tarsal segment, and 
metatarsus with a distinct apical band ; mid legs wanting. 
