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jrple-black scales, with a few pale scales at the apex of the tibiae; the fore 
letatarsi and first two tarsal joints are apically banded pale yellow. 1 his 
andincr varies, in some being much more marked than in others, and some- 
mes, on the inner surface, involving both sides of the joint. The hind 
letatarsus and tarsal joints are very minutely banded. Ungues equal 
nd simple on all the legs. 
Abdomcr .—General colour dark olive-green. When dry it becomes a 
ark brown. The whole abdomen is clothed with ochre-yellow hairs, and is 
bsolutely destitute of scales. 
Male Head .—Scaled as in the female. All the joints of antenna, except 
he last two which are black, light brown ; plumes, silky fawn-brown in a 
trong light, darker brown in a poor light. Palpi, longer than the proboscis 
.v the last joint. First apparent joints scaled purple-black. In the centre 
he scales are absent, and the bare place has the appearance of a 
, a le ring. The apex of this joint is broadly scaled with pale golden scales, 
iecond joint has at the base a few black scales above, but the under surface is 
ntirely black scaled, the rest of the upper surface and the lateral surfaces 
re creamy scaled, the terminal joint is similarly scaled except that the 
olack scales beneath do not reach to the extreme tip which is creamy scaled 
3 roboscis clad with purple-black scales, labellae golden. Legs, fore and 
nid ungues unequal, larger uniserrate. In all other respects the male 
esembles the female except for the more lightly scaled wing and the genitalia. 
The male genitals are scaled with small dull-coloured narrow fiat scales, 
/ery difficult to see. The claspers are as long as two complete segments. 
Observations .—The larva of this mosquito is found in_ small running 
streams with grassy edges, and in larger ponds supplied by springs. e ac u 
[ have caught in my bungalow, Kuala Lumpur. It is a b.ood-sucker. 
s easily identified when fresh by the parti-coloured proboscis, when dry, 
lowever, this is not so easily seen as the colours fade. 
Myzomyia Rossi.— Giles. 
Head, dark slate, with a tuft of long silky white hair-like scales on t le 
ertex and behind these white upright scales succeeded by brown scales, 
ffiorax, light fawn-brown, thinly covered with hairs. Palpi, with two creamy 
lands and creamy apex. Wings, with costa alternately brown and creamy- 
ellow. Legs banded. 
Female Head .—Dark slate, clad with a tuft of long silky white hair-like 
cales on the vertex between the eyes, followed behind by the tufts of shorter 
inear white scales, and behind these are numerous rows of white upright 
cales, and still further back, rows of dark brown upright scales which extend 
aterally. Basal joint of antenna, pale apricot, with a few pale scales on t 
ipper surface, second joint almost black, clad with small white scales, 
emaining joints dark brown with silvery downy hairs and silvery verticillate 
lairs. Clypeus, apricot. Palpi, clad with dark brown scales with a ring o 
sreamy (sometimes pale yellow) scales at the apex of the second and third joints, 
he fourth is clad entii ely with dark scales on its basal third, and ci eam\ -> e o\\ 
scales beyond, while the ultimate joint is entirely clad with creamy-yellow 
scales. Proboscis, clad with dark brown scales with reddish-brown apex. 
