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ower part of the base of the segment and on all the segments but the two 
irst in front of the base of these bands there is a square spot of golden- 
/ellow scales. The apical segments ventrally show three colours yellow at 
he base snowy-white in the middle and dark purple-brown at the apex. 
Male .—The antennae are plumose the basal joint being brown with 
Durple shading on the inner face and dark scales with silvery-white scales 
Deneath and towards the outer face, remaining joints banded brown and 
vvhite, the plumes being brown with purple sheen. Palpi longer than the 
Droboscis, terminal joint slender and ending in a spine, a pale ring in the 
ruddle of the first apparent joint. Proboscis anterior quarter enlarged clad 
with dark purple scales. The whole of the central lobe of the scutellum white 
scaled. Fore ungues markedly uneven one being nearly three times the size 
of the other, both ungues toothed. Mid ungues nearly equal both 
mi-serrate. Hind equal and simple. In other respects the male resembles 
:he female. 
Occurrence .—I have taken this mosquito in jungle round Kuala Lumpur 
ind also at Bukit Kutu; it is as far as I know entirely a bamboo breeder 
md it is a curious fact that where one species of the genus is common all 
:he species are more or less common. 
Remarks .—It is a vicious biter either during the day or towards sun¬ 
down and in certain localized areas I have known it occur in great numbers 
n association with the other members of this genus and Desvoidea. Curiously 
enough though I have often taken the larva of longipalpa I have scarcely 
sver found the larva of this and the next species though the adults are as 
:ommon as the previous species. When inserting its proboscis this mosquito 
keeps its wings vibrating in a rather characteristic way. Another curious 
fact about it is the power it has of pushing itself through small holes. I 
have had it in cages with some of the Uranotaenia, much smaller mosquitoes, 
and while none of the Uranotaenia have attempted to get through the netting 
every one of this species has immediately pushed its way through the net. 
This is the only mosquito I have seen do this except Stegomyia Gracilis. 
Leicesteria Cingulata. n. sp. 
This species resembles L. Dolicocephala but there are distinct creamy 
apical bands on the dorsum of the abdominal segments. Head with spatulate 
scales dark purple-brown in the centre creamy at the sides with a dark 
brown line running through the middle of the creamy lateral patches. 
Thorax with bronzy scales and a pale golden-yellow margin. Legs unbanded 
scaled purple-brown. Lateral abdominal spots triangular those of opposite 
sides meeting on the dorsum to form creamy apical bands. Venter creamy- 
white. Clypeus scaled. 
Female Head .—Clad with dark brown scales in the centre which in 
some lights are purple; along the orbital margin of either side is a narrow 
sreamy line and laterally the scales are creamy crossed from before back¬ 
wards by a band of dark brown scales; on the nape is a very ill-defined 
patch of scales which under a hand lens appear creamy but under a 2/3 
ire a dirty yellowish-brown; there is a dense patch of yellowish-brown 
' upright forked scales behind; verticals bristles golden, orbital dark brown. 
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