i6 3 



Wing fringe with spots, except where lower branch of 

 fifth and sixth join the costa. Basal portion of costa 

 uniformly black. 

 A A " Proboscis banded. 



2 1 . M. albirostris. Characterized by the banded 

 proboscis ; pale scaled to about half its length. N. 

 deceptor has also a banded proboscis. Length, two to 

 five mm. Malaysia. 



22. M. thorntonii Resembles previous but has 

 legs spotted, palpi four bands and proboscis a band 

 near tip. Wing spots resemble those of P. elegans. 

 Prothoracic lobes with brown flat scales. Philippine 

 Islands. 



ADDENDA 



23. M. bisignata. Costa, two white spots, a 

 minute sub-apical one, whereas this is well marked in 

 M. funesta. Wing fringe, no spots. Palpi, three 

 bands. Togo. 



24. M. unicolor. Palpi, no bands. Costa, three 

 yellowish spots. Togo. 



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Fig. 60 



Palpi of M. funesta (i), M. listoni (2), M. culicifacies (3), 



M. rhodesiensis (4), M. hispaniola (5), M. turkhudi (6), 



Third Long Feins of M. funesta (7), M. listoni (8), 



M. culicifacies (9) 



