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1 horax. Prothoracic lobes, pale fawn-brown with a tuft t of light brow 
scales on the apex ol each. Mesonotum varies in colour, but-as a rule (ur 
le^s the mosquito has had a meal of blood when it becomes almost black) 
a pale fawn-brown, clad with pale golden almost white hairs, and a tuft < 
creamy scales on the anterior margin over the neck and a small tuft ( 
scales on each shoulder. Scutellum, paie brown at the sides, c^iark brown i 
the centre, clad with pale hairs only. Pleurae, pale yellowish-brown wit 
daik biown spots clad with a few pale hairs. W ings clad with dark brow 
and ci eamy-yellow scales. On the costa, at the base, are two yellow-scale 
patches separated by a short brown-scaled area, then a long brown spc 
lollowed by a short yellow spot, then a long orown-scaled area, then yellow 
biown and yellow spots of equal length, i he yellow’ and brown spots o 
the subcosta correspond exactly to those on the costa. The first long vei 
is clad with yellow' scales for the first 3/4 of its length, except for a°sma 
brown spot beneath the first long costal spot, and another small browm spc 
in the middle of the second long costal spot, which forms with it th 
T-shaped spot generally described as a characteristic of this mosquito’ 
wing. Peneath the third long dark costal spot the first vein is browm-scaL 
and also at its apex. The rest of the veins are clad with creamy scales ani 
small spots of black scales as follows: two dark spots on each branch of th 
second vein, one at the base, and one at the apex of the third vein, a long blacl 
patch on the fourth vein just before it forks, two on its upper branch and on 
on the lower, and one at the base of the fifth vein, three on its upper brand 
and one at the apex of the low'er branch, and two on the sixth vein. Ther 
is a pale spot on the fringe at the junction of every vein with the margin 
hist foik cell narrower and a little longer than second, the bases either leve 
or that of the first fork cell nearer the base of the wing; cross veins variable 
as a rule the median is a little nearer the base of the wdng than the super 
numerary, and the posterior cross vein is about twice its own length distan 
from the median, but it may be only 1^ times its length distant from th 
median. Coxae, creamy-white with creamy-white scales. Legs, clad wit! 
daik brown scales with purple reflections. On the fore legs there is a creamy 
yellow band at the apex of the metatarsus, at the apex and base of the nex 
two tarsal joints, and at the base of the third tarsal joint. The banding 01 
the mid leg is similar, but not so broad. On the hind legs there is a narrov 
band at the apex of the metatarsus and of the first three tarsal joints 
Ungues on all the legs simple and equal. 
Abdomen. Pale yellowish-brown, with a dark line running down th* 
centre of the dorsum as far as the fourth segment, and an ill-defined dark lin* 
on either margin. All segments, except the last, clad with numerous pah 
golden hairs. On the last segment are a few dark brown clavate scales it 
addition to the hairs. 
Male. Head as in the female. Plumes, flaxen. Palpi, clad with darl 
brown and creamy-yellow scales. The basal half of the first apparent join 
dark browm, a narrow ring of creamy scales just beyond the middle, then 1 
broad band of dark brown scales followed by creamy scales. On the 
\ ential side of the extreme apex of this joint are a few dark brown scale. 1 
at the base of each, d he scaling of the wdng is less dense and the “ T ’ 
spot is not so marked, the first long vein having tw r o patches of browm scales 
beneath the second long costal spot instead of one central spot, the fork cells 
