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laterally to the margin, and a pair of conspicuous black spots near the 



middle line on the posterior third. A row of black hairs extends from 



these spots to the posterior margin of the mesothorax. Scutellum with 

 patches of yellow scales on the mid and lateral lobes. Pleura grayish, 

 with patches of white scales and hairs. Metanotum brown. Abdomen 

 black, with narrow basal bands of golden 

 scales and a row of long white hairs along 

 the posterior margin of each segment ; 

 lateral areas of silvery scales on the 

 hinder segments ; scattered over the dark 

 scaled areas are a number of lighter 

 scales, which form an ill-defined stripe 

 along the middle of the abdomen. Venter 

 white scaled, small apical areas of black 

 scales on the hinder segments at the 

 sides. Legs black : femora white below 

 through the whole length, except near the 

 apex, where there is a black spot; thickly 

 speckled with white scales above, espe- 

 cially near the base ; knee spots small. 

 Tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi all ventrally 

 white scaled, a few long bristles on the 

 joints, those along the tibije longest. 

 Ungues all equal and uniserrate. Wings, 

 veins covered with broad, short, flattened 

 scales, extremities of the upper veins with 

 long narrow ones as well. Upper forked 

 cell narrow and a little longer than the 

 lower. Stem about half its length. Pos- 



Fig. 38. — Aedes auratiis, n. sp. — a, pec- 

 terior cross vein rather more than its own ten tooUi ; b, thom-like spines on ab- 

 domen ; c, ornamentation of thorax. 



length distant from the mid cross vein. 



Halteres with pale stems and knobs. Length, 3.5 mm. 



(^ . — Proboscis black, nearly as long as the palpi, with scattered yellow 

 scales, especially near the base, apex slightly swollen, tip light brown. Bodi 

 terminal joints of the palpi somewhat swollen, and covered with many 

 long black hairs, more numerous underneath. Ungues of the fore and 

 mid tarsi very nearly equal, larger with two teeth, smaller with one basal 

 tooth ; ungues of the hind tarsi e(pial and uniserrate. Genitalia closely 



