Genus Mtegarhinus. 
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5. Megarhinus Gilesii. n. sp. 
(Fig. 33, PI. IX.) 
Thorax dark brown, with coppery scales, yellowish scales at 
the sides and white ones on the pleurae ; abdomen deep greenish- 
blue on the basal segments, blue on the apical segments, with 
creamy yellow lateral spots ; caudal tuft of orange and black. 
Legs in 9 with the first tarsal joint mostly white ; fore legs 
unbanded in the $ . 
9 . Head dark brown, with brown and metallic coppery 
scales, a pale border round the eyes ; eyes black, with a golden- 
green tinge ; proboscis deep black, metallic ; palpi damaged, the 
basal joints covered with metallic purple scales ; antennae brown, 
basal joint black, with a rim of pure white scales, second joint 
testaceous, about equal to one and a half of the following joints. 
Thorax dark brown, with spindle-shaped, coppery scales with 
a faint greenish tinge, more yellowish at the sides and in front ; 
pleurae black with white scales, which extend in front up into 
the sides of the mesonotum; scutellum with small, flat, iri¬ 
descent scales, becoming much larger at the sides and forming a 
white border along its posterior edge. Abdomen metallic-green 
basally, the last two segments violet-blue, with large yellow 
lateral patches, three in number, and also numerous creamy 
scales, forming more or less lateral patches on the first segment; 
caudal tuft composed of orange and black scales, the black being 
central ; there are also small, pale, creamy, lateral tufts on other 
parts of the abdomen in front; venter mostly creamy-yellow. 
Legs yellowish-brown with purple and coppery lustre, the front 
metatarsi and bases of the first fore tarsi appearing white in 
some lights, yellow in others; in the mid legs the metatarsi and 
most of the tarsi with a white sheen in certain lights, and some¬ 
times the tibiae seem bright pale golden ; in the hind legs the 
first tarsal only is white ; ungues equal and simple. Wings 
yellowish-brown, and present no noticeable deviation from a 
typical Megarhinus. 
Halteres pale ochraceous. 
Length. —10 mm. 
£. Antennae brown, with dark flaxen-brown plumes ; palpi 
and proboscis bronze; abdomen purple and violet; caudal tuft 
creamy, black and then orange ; basal joints of genitalia red ; 
fore legs deep bronzy-brown, no trace of banding ; mid legs with 
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