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Beilephila galii. Six; Mr. Pearson's garden. — D. livornica. One; 

 Humshaugh, near Hexham. 



Chccrocainpa porcelliis. One; Mr. Pearson's garden. 



Macrnglossa steUaUtrnm. Numerous ; Wallington. 



Lasiocampa quercnu. Numerous ; moorland ; one a fine dark female. 



Satnrnia carpini. Numerous, and very fine ; moorland. 



Spilosoma mendica. Numerous. 



Plusin hractea, P. festuccB, and P. iota. — P. pulckrina. Numerous, 

 and very dark. 



Xijlophasia riirea. Ground colour of upper wings pale grey ; mark- 

 ings as usual, and distinct ; a fine form. 



Eudidia mi and E. glyphica. Numerous. 



Uropteryx sambucaria. A few. 



Anaitis plagiata. Numerous ; typical. 



NEW CULICID^ FROM THE FEDERATED MALAY 



STATES. 



By Fred. V. Theobald, M.A. 



(Continued from p. 39.) 



CULICINA. 



Genus Scutomyia, nov. gen. 



Head covered with flat scales except in the mid region, where there 

 are narrow-curved ones. Scutellum with all flat scales. Other 

 characters as in Macleaya. 



One species, so far, has only been observed. 



The genus differs from Stegomyia in having narrow-curved 

 scales on the head, and from Macleapa in having the scutellum 

 entirely clothed with flat scales. From the new allied genus 

 {Leicesteria) , described here, it differs in having all flat scutellar 

 scales. 



Scutomyia albolineata, n. sp. 



Thorax black, with a broad median silvery white line in front and 

 a median silvery spot on the scutellum. Abdomen black, with basal 

 silvery white lateral spots, the last two segments with basal silvery 

 white bands. Fore and mid legs black, unhanded, the hind with 

 the metatarsi and the first two tarsals with basal white dorsal patches. 



$ . Head clothed with black flat scales except in the middle, 

 where there is a median broad area of white, narrow-curved scales ; 

 palpi, clypeus, proboscis and antennfe black, the basal joint of the 

 latter with white scales inside ; proboscis long, nearly as long as the 

 whole body. Thorax black, with long narrow-curved bronzy black 

 scales and with a broad median silvery white line running from the front 

 of the mesothorax to about its middle ; numerous long black bristles 

 project in front and over the roots of the wings ; scutellum black, very 



