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gw laterals. The border scales are very long. Legs as in the female ; fore 
mgues are almost equal and there is a small basal tooth on the larger , mid 
mgues unequal and apparently without teeth. 
Abdomen .—As in the female. 
Remarks .—In the tuft of narrow spindle-shaped scales on the vertex 
he shape of the body and the shortness of the male palpi this mosquito 
liffers from members of the genus Stegomyia. There is a peculiar upturn- 
ng of the end of the abdomen which is seen in Wyeomyia. 
Genus 15.— Hulecoctcomyia. — Theobald. 
Head with narrow-curved scales along the eyes, in the centre, and 
oosely scattered over the nape, spatulate scales at the sides and numerous 
jpri^ht scales inserted over the whole surface. Thorax with narrow-curved 
scales. Scutellum with a central line of narrow-curved scales and narrow- 
curved scales on the lateral lobes and small spatulate scales on either side 
of the central line on the middle lobe. Wings with broadly linear scales* 
Male palpi shorter than the proboscis. 
Remarks .—Three species of this genus are at present known and they 
all resemble one another very closely. The genus is evidently close y 
related to Macleaya but the central line of narrow curved scales among the 
broad scales on the scutellum is quite a distinct feature. The head is scaled 
something like a Culex but the broad scales come nearer the middle line 
and the narrow-curved scales are not as numerous as in that genus. I e y 
are all sylvan species and breed in bamboos except H. Fluviatihs which 
breeds in rock pools in the course of jungle streams. They are \1c10us ay 
biters. 
Hulecoeteomyia Trilineata. — Theobald. 
Head with snowy-white narrow-curved scales along the upper part of 
[j the orbital margin of either side and similar scales on the vertex and run¬ 
ning back to the occiput as a central white line where it spreads out into a 
triangular patch. On either side of the central line is a large patch of dark 
umber-brown spatulate scales and outside these a band. of white scales, 
then a band of dark brown followed by white. Palpi white tipped , pro¬ 
boscis generally banded. Thorax with seven pale golden lines the central 
one forked at the base of the scutellum. Metatarsi and first two tarsal 
: joints of all legs with creamy basal bands. Abdomen with large white 
lateral spots and white ventral bands. 
Female Head.— Black, with aline of silvery-white or in some specimens, 
golden-yellow rather broad curved scales running down the centre and on 
« the nape are scattered white narrow-curved scales forming a triangu ar 
patch; similar scales form a narrow silvery line along the upper half of the 
b orbital margin. On either side of the central line is a patch of spatulate 
b scales black in the fresh specimen dark umber-brown m the dry and outside 
this is a band of silvery-white scales, then a band of dark, then white scales* 
' Vertical bristles golden, orbital dark brown. Basal joint of antenna brown, 
dusky on the inner face where it is clad with dark brown flat scales, secon 
joint pale at its base dark brown at the apex clad with black scales, remaining 
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