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size of the fork-cells and the scaling of the other veins is that of a 

 typical Toxorhynchites. Legs with the coxae yellowish, mid and hind 

 clad with creamy scales on their outer face ; fore legs with the upper 

 surface of the femora clad with rose-purple scales ; at the extreme 

 apex is a tuft of long spindle-shaped scales which are white or peacock 

 blue ; just behind these are black spines placed in a semicircle ; 

 the whole of the under surface is covered with bright golden scales ; 

 tibife entirely covered with purple scales ; a short distance from the 

 base on the metatarsus is a ring of creamy yellow scales ; third and 

 fourth tarsals mostly covered with creamy scales, the rest of the tarsus 

 and metatarsus with purple scales ; mid legs, femora and tibia as 

 in the fore legs ; the basal half of metatarsus with creamy scales, 

 apical half purple scaled ; all the tarsal joints creamy scaled. Hind 

 legs golden at the base and on the under surface, purple above ; scales 

 at apex similar as in the other legs ; tibia purple scaled ; metatarsus 

 purple scaled except for a broad ring of creamy scales a little beyond 

 its base ; first and second tarsal joints purple scaled ; third and fourth 

 creamy scaled ; ungues equal and simple on all the legs. Pleurae 

 dark brown, for the most part covered with silvery grey scales. 

 Abdomen with the dorsum of the first segment covered with peacock- 

 blue scales, in some lights a dark green ; the other segments covered 

 with rose-purple scales, basal banding of peacock-blue scales. Venter 

 bright golden except for a patch of dark scales on the fourth seg- 

 ment ; the last segment fringed with pale golden hairs, no caudal 

 tuft. 



(? . Head with a deep depression in the middle Hue ; the scaling 

 is much as in the female. Antennae banded brown and white ; plumes 

 black; basal joint black; second joint scaled with numerous broad 

 golden scales; the two last joints dark and elongated. Palpi 3-joint^d, 

 the first joint with a swollen base, having the appearance of a joint 

 constricted in the middle ; the second scaled with golden scales except 

 at the apex, where there is a narrow band of purple-blue scales ; 

 in the middle there is also a band of purple scales, and towards the 

 base there are on the upper surface purple scales. Proboscis purple 

 scaled, green scaled at the angle. Thorax as in the female. Legs 

 with the coxae and under sides of femora gold scaled ; knee spots 

 peacock blue, or creamy in some lights ; the remaining parts of legs 

 purple scaled; no banding. Ungues, fore and mid, unequal; the larger 

 tooth uniserrate. Abdomen as in female. Length 10 mm. 



Habitat. — Kuala Lumpur. 



Observations. — Described from two perfect specimens sent by 

 Dr. Leicester. The beautifully adorned abdomen, metallic green 

 thorax, with azure wing root-spots, and the last two white hind 

 tarsals of the female, are very characteristic. 



Toxorhynchites metallicus, n. sp. (Leicester:) 

 " Thorax brilliant metallic green ; abdomen deep rose-purple, 

 with basal creamy yellow bands, no caudal tuft. Legs in the male 

 unhanded, in the female the mid legs have a basal creamy white 

 band ; fore and mid unhanded. Male palpi with the second and third 

 joints mostly golden yellow. 



