Genus Mucidus. 
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Mucidus grahamii. hoy. sp. 
Head rich ochreous brown with a pale border around the 
eyes and a pale scaled median line; prominent curved golden 
chaetae projecting over the eyes ; palpi densely scaled with out¬ 
standing white scales and a few scattered dark ones, about two- 
thirds the length of the proboscis, which is bright ochreous at 
the apex with outstanding dark and pale scales at the base. 
Antennae with bright ochreous base. 
Thorax brown with brown scales and scattered pale ones. 
Abdomen dark brown with basal median and lateral white 
patches and white and black lateral outstanding scales. Wings 
with mostly dark scales, a yellow spot on the tip. Legs ochreous, 
femora and tibiae with black outstanding scales, the former with 
a white band on the apical half and one at apex, tibiae with 
broad snow-white apical band ; fore and mid metatarsi and tarsi 
bright ochreous yellow; hind metatarsi black scaled, first three 
tarsals white with yellow apices, last yellow. 
9 . Head bright . ochreous brown with numerous dark thin 
upright forked scales, a broad line of white twisted scales in the 
middle and a few scattered amongst the dark fork-scales, small 
snowy scales around the eyes, small flat white ones at the sides, 
with a few broadly expanded white upright scales ; a tuft of long 
brown chaetae projecting between the eyes, some dark ones, on 
the border near the tuft, projecting inwards, and then five curved 
golden chaetae bending over the eyes on each side; eyes large with 
brilliant coppery red and turquoise blue reflecting spots ; clypeus 
pale brownish; palpi about two-thirds the length of the 
proboscis, ochreous, densely clothed with long outstanding snow- 
white scales, with similar black ones scattered about, except at 
the tip, and with some black chaetae; proboscis ochreous, with 
ochreous yellow scales apically, black scales and some white ones 
outstanding basally; labellae dark ; antennae brown, basal seg¬ 
ment bright ochreous, with dense white scales on one side and 
some black chaetae. 
Thorax brown with some small golden brown scales, some 
ochreous ones and longer white ones here and there, very long in 
front and at the posterior region, at the sides, and traces of two 
rough lines in front, very indistinct; some brown and golden 
brown chaetae; dense long dark chaetae over the wing roots ; 
scutellum with long irregular white scales ; metanotum black ; 
pleurae with dark brown areas separated by pale scales. 
