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PSEUDOHOWARDINA CHRYSOSCUTA. nOV. sp. 
Head brown, golden in middle; palpi and proboscis deep 
brown, basal segment of antennae honey yellow. Thorax reddish- 
brown adorned with lines of golden and black scales and a mass 
of golden scales near the head and sides in front. Abdomen 
black, unbanded, with basal lateral pale spots and basal pale 
bands ventrally. Legs unbanded. 
9 . Head brown with narrow-curved golden scales in the 
middle in front, more ochreous behind and pale brown upright 
forked scales, a large area of flat black scales on each side, then 
some yellow ones ; black chaetae curving over the eyes. Clypeus 
brown ; palpi small deep brown ; antennae brown, basal segment 
Fig. 94. 
Wing of Psendohowardina chrysoscuta. ?. n. sp. 
honey yellow with some small black curved hairs on one side; 
proboscis deep brown. 
Thorax rich brown clothed with bright golden and black 
narrow-curved scales, the former being dense near the head and 
passing down as a distinct line on each side towards the wings, 
a broad median and two narrow submedian lines pass backwards, 
also a patch of golden scales just over the roots of the wings, 
other scales jet black ; a golden scaled line on each side of the 
bare space in front of the scutellum ; thick black chaetae over 
roots of wings ; scutellum with golden narrow-curved scales and 
dark border-bristles; metanotum brown ; pleurae ochreous with 
pale flat scales and pale and dark chaetae. 
Abdomen black unbanded above, but with basal lateral white 
spots; venter with broad rbasal white bands; border-bristles 
pallid. 
