Sob-Family Culicinae. 147 



Thorax similar to the female. 



Legs with the coxae and under-sides of the femora golden- 

 scaled. The upper surfaces of the femora and the rest of all 

 the legs are clad with purple scales ; a few pale scales are inserted 

 at the apices of the femora ; fore and mid ungues unequal, the 

 larger uniserrated. Abdomen scaled as in the female. No 

 caudal tuft. A few rather long golden hairs inserted on the 

 two last segments. 



Length. — 10 mm. 



Habitat. — Kuala Lumpur. 



Observations. — The most striking features are the honey- 

 yellow and purple male palpi, and the single creamy band on the 

 mid legs of the female. Had this species been described from 

 dry specimens sent me by Dr. Leicester, I should have described 

 the abdomen as unbanded, for in the female no traces of bands 

 can be seen as in the fresh specimens. It forms certainly a very 

 distinct species, coming near T. immisericors, Walker. 



OETHOEHYNCHAE. 

 METANOTOPSILAE-HETEROPALPAE. 



Sub-Family CULICINAE, Theobald. 



This is the largest sub-family and contains a number of 

 diverse genera. They can easily be seen to belong to this group 

 by the short ? palpi and long $ palpi. They most nearly 

 approach the Toxorhynchites in this respect, but the longer 

 first sub-marginal cell at once separates them. 



Sixty-three genera are mentioned here. Some more have 

 been added since this went to press. 



TABLE OF GENERA. 



I. Eyes and scutellum normal. 



A. Legs ornamented with dense outstanding 

 scales. 

 a. Head clothed with spindle-shaped and 

 broad-curved scales. 



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