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brown ; palpi very small, of three segments, the apical nipple- 

 like. 



Abdomen not so plainly banded as in the $ . 



Fore and mid ungues unequal, the larger with a large tooth, 

 the smaller simple. 



Wings with very short fork-cells, the first sub-marginal about 

 the same length as the second posterior, but narrower, its stem a 

 little longer than the cell, stem of the second posterior longer 

 than the cell ; posterior cross-vein slightly more than its own 

 length distant from the mid. The genitalia very marked, the 

 claspers as thick, blunt lobes ; a large median basal semicircular 

 swelling * two curved sword-like harpes, bent at the base. 



Length. — 4*3 mm. 



Habitat. — India (Dr. Christophers). 



Observations. — Described from three 9 ' s an( l one 6 • ^ 

 comes very near Shusea funerea, Theobald, but can at once be 

 told by the fore and mid ungues being uniserrated. 



The markings on the abdomen are also different. 



The male genitalia are very marked. 



Skusea culiciformis. Theobald (1905). 

 Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung. III., p. 77 (1905). 



Head deep brown, with ochreous reflections, nape testaceous ; 

 thorax brown, with brown scales ; abdomen brown, with basal 

 creamy bands. Legs, proboscis, palpi and antennae uniformly 

 brown. 



9 . Head brown, clothed with small fiat scales, brown in 

 some lights, ochreous and clay-coloured in others, a few brown 

 upright forked scales on the nape; proboscis deep brown; 

 palpi brown; antennae brown, basal segment light testaceous. 



Thorax shiny brown, with small narrow-curved brown scales ; 

 scutellum brown to testaceous, with brown narrow-curved scales, 

 seven posterior border-bristles to the mid lobe; metanotum 

 brown ; pleurae pale yellowish-brown. 



Abdomen brown, with basal creamy bands, venter similarly 

 adorned. 



Legs uniformly brown, with bmnzy-ochreous reflections in 

 some lights ; ungues equal and simple. 



Wings with short fork-cells, scales T(ictt/<>r/(t/ncltm-\ikv, but 

 small, the first sub-marginal cell longer and narrower than tin- 

 second posterior cell, its base nearer the apex of the wing, Stem 



