Genus Chrysoconops. 
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Genus CHRYSOCONOPS. Goeldi (1905). 
Os Mosq. no Para. 114 (1905), Goeldi; Mono. Cnlicid. IV., 491 (1907), 
Theobald. 
Thirteen distinct species occur in this genus, which is found 
in S. America, Africa, Australasia and Asia. 
The species tabulate as follows :— 
A. Legs unhanded. 
a. Abdomen unbanded. 
1. Thorax and abdomen orange. aurites. Theobald. 
2. Thorax black, with pale scales; 
abdomen black, with metallic 
violet reflections .. nigra, n. sp. 
3. Thorax ocbraceous-brown ; abdo¬ 
men ochraceus . ochraceus. Theobald. 
aa. Abdomen pale banded basally. 
4. Thorax golden-yellow scaled; 
abdomen violet-brown and me¬ 
tallic violet; 4th segment 
basally yellow, 5th basally 
yellow; apex yellow scaled ... pygmaeus. Theobald. 
5. Thorax ocbreous, with two dark 
areas behind, or all dark; all 
abdominal segments with basal 
yellow bands and apical purple 
ones; fork-cells very short...... brevicellulus . Theobald. 
6. Thorax golden-yellow, brown 
markings; abdomen orange- 
yellow ; first four segments 
with apical purple bands and 
traces on other segments . acer. Walker. 
AA. Legs banded. 
a. Abdomen unbanded. 
7. Thorax shiny black; abdomen 
orange; wings with no dark 
apex........ nigrithorax. n. sp. 
8. Thorax yellow in front, darker 
behind; abdomen ocbreous; 
wings brown at apex; costa 
yellow... fulvus. Wiedemann. 
9. Thorax shiny black, with golden 
scales ; abdomen orange ; bind 
tibiae with large black tufts of 
scales in the middle. cristatus. Theobald. 
aa. Abdomen banded. 
10. Thorax golden-yellow, with purple 
patches ; abdomen orange- 
yellow, apices of segments 2-5 
purple ... conopas. Frauenfeld. 
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