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This description is drawn up from specimens sent by Dr. Durham 
ed from larvae taken in Kuala Lumpur and at Jugra. 
Remarks .—The foregoing is from Theobald. I am unable to recognize 
e type. My types with white knee spots which I take to be Obturbans 
ive a pale spot in the centre of the head so that except for the difference m the 
lative lengths of the two last palpal joints in the male and the mid ungues 
iere is absolutely no difference between this mosquito and my types 
Obturbans. Neither do I consider the length of palpal joints m a 
:y specimen to be a point of the slightest value when one_ observes 
yw differently parts of a mosquito are affected by drying.. My 
lecies of Obturbans shew the two last joints about equal but m one 
' two there is a difference in length due to unequal shrinking, 
he mid ungues figured for D. Fusca I believe to be an abnormal distor- 
on and curiously enough one of the females of Obturbans I have has an 
nguis with three teeth clearly an abnormality but not such as would 
’arrant the separation of it as a distinct species. Again my Ju^raensis 
o-ree with D. Fusca in having no white knee spots but it differs m having 
o pale patch on the head and last two joints of the male palpi are of equal 
m^th and the male thoracic ornamentation is far too distinctive not to 
ave been mentioned had it been described as Fusca. . When it is remem- 
ered that I have taken large series of members of this genus have again 
nd again come across their larvae and actually found larvae m the very 
pot at Tu-ra where Dr. Durham obtained his larva it is very unhkely 1 
hould have failed to obtain some of the same larvae he found. For the 
bove reasons I am of the opinion that D. Fusca is a mere variety of 
)bturbans. It cannot be my Jugraensis as the description of the male is 
mite different. I have quoted this description from Theobald s “ Mono¬ 
graph,” but I cannot see after comparing the descriptions of this mosquito 
nd Obturbans any valid reason for separating the two. I have larvae of all 
he three species described here and these larvae differ from one another quite 
ls much as the adults. Theobald does not mention the arrangements of 
lairs on the head in the larva he describes for this reason I am unable to 
dentify it as it is the arrangement of the hairs on the head which is of 
.pecific importance. 
Desvoidya Aureolineata. n. sp. 
Head clad with dark purple-brown scales with a creamy-yellow spot in 
he centre behind, a narrow creamy margin along the eyes, and pale scales 
ow down on the cheeks. Thorax with a narrow margin of golden-yellow 
scales running right round the portion in front of the wings, two golden-brown 
lines in the centre in front and two behind opposite lateral lobes of 
scutellum and running forwards to a point outside each anterior line where 
they curve outwards to the margin. Abdomen dark purple-brown above 
with large triangular creamy lateral spots. Legs unbanded. 
□ Female Head .—Along the orbital margins is a row of creamy-yellow scales 
forming a very narrow margin, behind in the centre is a round patch of 
creamy-yellow scales some of which are narrow curved, the rest of the hea 
above and at the sides is clad with large square-ended spatulate scales of a 
rich dark velvety-brown colour with purple reflections, and outside these is 
a lateral band of white scales; a patch of light brown upright forked scales 
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