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of the posterior borders; the chief difference is, however, that 
the venter is densely yellow scaled. 
This species also resembles P. titillans, but it is smaller, and 
has the femora and tibiae spotted and barred with white, the 
palpi much yellower, and the border scales small, not large as in 
P. titillans. 
In some specimens received from Quilon from Captain James 
since the above description was compiled the two bare thoracic 
spots are absent, and there is seen to be more or less variation in 
colour in the specimens.' 
4. Panoplites Amazonensis. n. sp. 
Thorax dark brown, the front of the mesonotum covered with 
bright golden-brown scales. Abdomen dark brown, unbanded, 
with yellow and grey scales on the lateral borders. Legs brown, 
bases of the tarsi (and metatarsi of the hind legs) basally pale 
banded, yellow on the fore and mid, white on the hind legs; 
ungues equal and simple. 
9 • Head black, with a few dull golden curved scales, a 
small white patch on each side, a pale border to the eyes and 
numerous black upright forked scales; palpi rather long, covered 
with loose black scales, with a few grey ones dotted about; 
proboscis brown, with a small median white band and with 
yellow scales dotted over the basal half; antennae black, with 
narrow clear white rings, basal joint black, with yellow scales, 
second joint black, with black scales. 
Thorax dark brown, the front of the mesonotum with narrow 
curved hair-like golden-brown scales, which extend rather more 
than half across the mesonotum, the remainder with narrow 
curved black scales; over the roots of the wings are numerous 
long black bristles, and also along the sides of the mesonotum ; 
there are also a few pale scales in front of the scutellum; 
scutellum dull brown, with dark lateral lobes, ornamented 
with narrow pale scales ; metanotum deep chestnut-brown ; 
pleurae brown, with frosty reflections, yellow scales, and black 
bristles. 
Abdomen steely-black, covered with blackish-brown scales, 
sides with yellow scales, and the segments with apical white 
spots; first segment covered with ochraceous scales. 
Legs deep ochraceous, covered with fuscous scales, the tarsi 
