LIST OF THE ANOPHELINES OF THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. 79 



which also are present on scutellum. Pleurae dark, with a few narrow curved 

 white scales. Metanotum light brown, with a dark median line. Halteres white, 

 with the knob dark at the apex. Abdomen dark brown ; on apex of 6th and 7th 

 segments narrow curved golden scales, on 8th black ones likewise. Legs dark brown 

 with white spots, many of them forming incomplete rings ; 1st tarsal joint banded 

 apically, 2nd-4th at both ends (except in hind legs, which have an apical band only) ; 

 5th banded at both ends in front legs, unhanded in the others, in front and mid-legs 

 this joint is white on one side. A sub-apical elongated light spot on the tibiae of 

 front legs. Coxae yellowish brown, with narrow white scales. Wings (fig. 2) : 



\}3m 

 Fig. 2. Wing of N. annuHpes var. moluccensis , $. 



on the costa from base to apex 3 short and 4 long black spots and a short one between 

 the 1st and 2nd long spots, these last three extending on to the sub-costa. The 

 lst-4th long costal spots extend on to the 1st longitudinal in the form of 2, 3-4, 3^, 

 small spots and one long one ; moreover a small spot below the interval of the 1st and 

 2nd and the 2nd and 3rd costal long spots, and 1-3 at the base. Other small spots 

 are present as follows : — 3-5 on upper branch, 5-7 on lower branch, 2-4 on stem of 

 2nd vein ; 5-6 on 3rd vein ; 2 apically, one longer basally on upper branch, 2-3 on 

 lower branch of 4th vein, on its stem below the cross- veins a long one, above them 

 2 long or 1 long and 2 short ones ; 4 on the upper branch and lower one, 3 on the 

 stem of the 5th vein ; 5-6 on the 6th vein. Fringe dark with bright incisions at 

 the tips of the veins and upw^ard from the 3rd longitudinal vein, except a narrow 

 black spot between the branches of the 2nd vein. Length of 1st submarginal cell 

 more than twice that of stem, its base situated basally from that of 2nd posterior 

 cell. Supernumerary and anterior cross-veins almost meeting, posterior one twdce 

 its length from anterior. 



Length, 4-5*5 mm. 



cJ. Palpi : 1st joint black, mixed with white on one side ; articulation with 2nd 

 joint light, owing to absence of scales ; 2nd joint with one side of basal half and to£ 

 white, the latter white portion fringed with yellow. Club-shaped end white, black 

 on one side, with basal and median black ring, separated from the white by a yellow 

 margin. Length 5-6 mm. 



Moluccas. New Guinea. 



Described from 5 $5 ^^^ ^So- 



Larva (fig. 3). Length 5 mm. Colour greenish brown or dark greyish-green ; 

 head brown, with dark bands and spots ; white spots on thorax in front and on 

 abdominal segments iii and vii or iii and vi-viii. Antennae without branched hair. 

 Median clypeal hairs far apart, with a few short hairs ; external clypeal hairs often 

 nearly as long as medians, with long hairs ; posterior clypeal hairs as far apart as 

 medians, reaching to the base of the latter, unbranched or with 2-3 branches. 



