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Genus Taeniorliynchus. 
Abdomen deep dull ochraceous-brown when denuded, covered 
with deep purple scales, each segment with a narrow dull 
yellowish to ochraceous basal band; on the last three segments 
the yellow scales are more abundant and irregularly scattered 
about, posterior border-bristles dull pale golden and brown, the 
apex densely hairy, hairs golden. 
Legs covered with deep metallic purple and bronzy scales all 
over, except the base and venter of the femora, which are bright 
rich ochraceous. Ungues equal and simple. 
Wings with the veins with brown scales only, those along the 
costa rather dark; first sub-marginal cell very little longer but 
narrower than the second posterior cell, both cells short; the 
base of the first sub-marginal nearer the apex of the wing than 
that of the second posterior cell, its stem nearly as long as the 
a, Wing of ? (X. 12) ; b, wing scales. 
cell; stem of the second posterior cell nearly the same length 
as the cell; posterior cross-vein twice its own length distant from 
the mid cross-vein; fringe and border-scales brown. Halteres 
with ochraceous stem and slightly dusky knob. 
Length. —4*8 mm. 
$. Head similar to 9 j palpi and proboscis brown, the 
latter expanded apically ; palpi of $ five-jointed, the last joint 
small, the penultimate long; antennae brown, with pale bands 
and brown silky plumes. 
Thorax dull yellow and purple, pleurae pale purplish-brown 
in the middle with two pale grey patches of scales ; scutellum 
and metathorax yellow, the former with four golden bristles as 
in the 9 • 
Abdomen clothed with purplish scales, almost black on the 
front segments; when seen with a lens, each segment with a 
