new Cullciilsje /Vow Aahanti. 375 



smaller with a small one near the base ; mid very unequal, 

 simple ; hind equal and simple. 



"Wings with the fork-cells shorter than in female, of nearly 

 equal length; their stems nearly as long as the cells, poste- 

 rior cross-vein about its own length distant from the mid. 



The male claspers are very marked, being bifid. 



Length. — 2"3 mm. 



Habitat. — Accra (Dr. Graham). 



Time of capture.— 11, 12, 16, 18, 20. vi. 08. 



Observations. — Caught in latrines at 8 A.M. Described 

 from two perfect females and two males. A very distinct 

 small species with marked thoracic spotting. Very numerous 

 in June. Three females taken in same locality, 12 and 18. 

 vi. 08, show only the two anterior silvery thoracic spots. 



Genus Pectinopalpus, gen. nov. 



Head clothed with narrow-curved scales except at the sides 

 and around the eyes in front, and some upright forked scales ; 

 antennas plumose; palpi of male as long as the proboscis, 

 irregular in form, of three segments, basal one swollen at 

 base, apical twice as long as the penultimate, both with rather 

 long lateral hairs, the long segment with a series of out- 

 standing scales of peculiar form in two groups of different 

 shape. Thorax and scutellum with long narrow-curved scales. 



A very distinct genus, told at once by the peculiar male 

 palpi. 1 have been unable to find the female. 



Pectinopalpus fuscus, sp. n. 



Uniformly fuscous brown. Fragile. Palpi very irregular 

 and twisted in form. 



<$ . — Head black, with pale smoky grey narrow-curved 

 scales over most of the area, dusky grey flat lateral scales, 

 and almost white ones around the eyes. Palpi and proboscis 

 deep brown ; antennae brown, with pale bands and flaxen 

 plume-hairs; the palpi have eight pale outstanding scales on 

 lung stalks on one side of the apical area of the long segment, 

 and then eight dark long outstanding scales below of different 

 form. 



Thorax brown, with dull brown and dull pale golden 

 rather long narrow-curved scales and deep brown chaatae ; 

 scutellum paler brown, with narrow-curved pale scales and 

 six brown bristles to the mid lobe; metanotuni pale brown. 



Abdomen uniformly fuscous brown. 



Legs uniformly brown ; femora and coxae paler, the former 



