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which also is white, and a large Avhite spot on each l)ranch of 

 the second fork cell, and at the tip of each branch ; fifth vein 

 mostly white, a black patch on the stem and at the fork, two 

 on upper and one on lower branch ; sixth vein white with 

 three black spots. On the second and fourth veins white 

 scales are interspersed with black in some specimens. Fringe 

 black, with a white spot opposite termination of all branches 

 of veins except second. 



Length of detached wing, -4"5 mm. 



The principal variations noted in nine females are : Very 

 few white scales at fork of second longitudinal, the stem of 

 the fourth vein almost all or entirely white, and three white 

 spots on the first vein additional to costal spots, instead 

 of two. 



The Larva (PI. XXI). — Deteimined on three specimens, 

 drawn from one preserved and two living. 



Greneral aspect. — Large, deeply pigmented. 



Antenna. — No branched hair on shaft, but a prominent 

 curved spicule about one third of length from base on antero- 

 external aspect ; spines equal, terminal hair divides im- 

 mediately into three. 



Frontal hairs. — Variations as shown in PI. XXI, fig. a; 

 the spicular branches on the anterior median are difficult to 

 discern with low powers. 



Palmate hairs. — Absent from thorax, very fine and 

 rudimentary on first abdominal segment (PI. XXI, fig. c, 1), 

 rudimentary but functionally active on second abdominal 

 (PI. XXI, fig. c, 2), well developed and well defined with 

 broad leaflet on thii-d to seventh inclusive. Average radius, 

 0"108 mm., leaflets fifteen to eighteen, relation of filament to 

 length of filament and leaflet as 0"2(J to one, maximum 0'2-J. 

 mininuim O'li; in the latter there is really no filameni 

 at all. 



Habitat. — Found in snudl springs at sea level in one 

 neighbourhood only. 



Season. — Cold weather. 



Relation to Malaria. — X"o evidence of an v. 



