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caudal tuft, seventh and eight segments shew no spots, but long black later 
hairs continuing the caudal tuft, the terminal segment has inserted on i 
end, not on its side, some orange hairs. Ventrally, the second, third, fifi 
and sixth segments are silvery scaled, the remaining segments being ck 
with dark bronze scales. 
Male .—The male has plumose antennae, banded brown and white wit 
dark brown plumes; the second joint is slightly enlarged at the bas 
and heavily scaled. Palpi damaged; they are purple scaled for the fir; 
three joints, except for a creamy band on the first joint near its apex ; fim 
joint knocked off. The mid leg shews but a trace of the banding seen i 
the female, there being a few white scales on the under surface of the middl 
of the tibiae and the under surface of the metatarsus near the base ; in th 
hind leg there is a band of white scales in the middle of the tibiae, but it doe 
not appear on the dorsal or outer surface; the same traces exist on th 
metatarsus and first tarsal joint. In all other respects as to scaling the mal 
resembles the female. The genitalia are apparently very simple th 
claspers being composed of a basal piece with simple hinged hook at th 
end. The (first) larva of this mosquito (for I have never taken the adult) wa 
found at Gombak in the water collected in a bamboo stump. At Buk, 
Kutu they seem to be less rare and apparently they affect rather the wate 
collected in a living bamboo which has been perforated by an insect than 
bamboo stump which is open at the top or a split fallen bamboo. 
Occurrence. Bred from larvae obtained in the water collected in livin 
bamboos which have been pierced by an insect borer, the only entrance t 
the water being through the small hole thus made. 
Remarks .—In some respects this mosquito resembles M. splendens , bu 
in that mosquito no mention is made of scales on the basal antennal joinl 
there are creamy scales on the second joint instead of dark brown, the super 
numerary cross vein is much nearer the mid cross vein in M. splendens an< 
the femora and tibiae are golden scaled. Again in splendens, no mention i 
made of the triangular golden-green lateral spots on the abdomen which i 
a very marked feature in Magnificus. T. Raris also resembles this mosquit< 
in many points. 
Teromyia Raris. n. sp. 
Thorax black, clad with rich metallic bronze-green scales with, in som< 
lights, an ill-defined central line of blue ; azure-blue patches on the shoulder: 
and over the roots of the wings. On the anterior half the marginal scales an 
more of a yellowish-green and form a more or less well-marked marginal band 
but not nearly so well marked as in Magnificus. Head with yellowish-greer 
scales, edged with rose-pink along the orbital margins. Palpi with one narrov 
sil\ ery band at the apex of first joint. First segment of abdomen pale golden 
green, remaining segments rich coppery-bronze with pale green lateral spots 
Hind femora azure-blue above and creamy-yellow below, except at the 
apex where they are purple. A creamy band in the centre of the hinci 
tibia which does not shew on the outer face. Caudal tuft, silvery-white anc 
dark purple-black. 
