Genus Banksinella . 
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greater quantity of pale scales in the middle of the hind tibiae; 
in another the proboscis bands not very distinct. It much 
resembles B. luteolateralis, but is smaller in general form, and the 
marked proboscis band at once separates it. The pale scaled 
area at the base of the wings is also characteristic. 
Type in the British Museum. 
Banksinella puntocostalis. nov. sp. 
Head deep golden in the middle and at the sides, dark 
between; proboscis black with a median yellow band. Thorax 
black with bronzy scales, deep bright golden all around the front 
and sides. Abdomen unbanded, with basal creamy lateral spots. 
Femora pale creamy-yellow with black apex ; hind tibiae golden 
with black base and a band near apex ; all the tibiae pale golden, 
ochreous ventrally; metatarsi and tarsi black. Wings with 
yellow and brown scales, the costa mainly dark, except at the 
base, with two prominent creamy-yellow spots near the apex. 
9 . Head dark with a median area of bright golden narrow- 
curved scales and yellow upright forked scales, flat black-scaled 
area at the sides, and then a flat creamy-scaled area, and pale 
scales around eye borders; palpi black ; proboscis black with a 
prominent median golden-yellow band; antennae black, basal 
segment bright ochraceous and, to some extent, the base of the 
second segment. 
Thorax black with narrow-curved bronzy scales in the middle 
with a few scattered golden ones, dense bright golden scales 
around the front and sides forming a broad border to the dark 
area; many golden scales behind; scutellum with all golden 
narrow-curved scales ; metanotum black. 
Abdomen black scaled, each segment with basal yellow 
lateral spots, last segment with many pale scales dor sally ; venter 
mainly pale creamy-yellow. 
Legs, fore pair black except the apex of the tibiae and under side 
of the femora, the tibiae ochreous below; hind legs very similar, 
but the femora paler basally ; hind pair with the femora all pale 
yellow except the apex, which is black, except just at the tip, 
where it is pale; tibiae yellow, a broad black band at the base 
and a narrow one near the apex; ungues equal and uniserrate. 
Wings with the black costa with a line of yellow scales along 
its basal half, then all black, then a yellow patch at the junction 
of the sub-costal and another at the junction of the first long 
