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ieir ends one quarter-curved light yellowish chitinous hook and the other 
rocess is a broad chitinous basal piece bearing numerous stiff hairs on its 
id like a brush. The fore ungues are markedly unequal, the larger unguis 
toothed and much more curved than the smaller. The mid unguis 
-e unequal but I cannot see a tooth on either hind equal and simple. 
Occurrence .—Described from a large series bred from larvae generally 
•und in small ponds and puddles in swampy ground. 
Remarks .—This species is found in similar situation to the previous one, 
iz., settling on low herbage in the neighbourhood of ponds and swampy 
round. It is apparently not common in houses unless they are built in close 
roximity to the above. It does not bite or at least very rarely so. It is 
istinguished from L. Rubithoracis by its larger size and larger scales on the 
lale antennae. The larvae are also distinct. 
[ Lophoceratomyia Niger, n. sp.] 
A very sombre-coloured mosquito which in some lights looks black but 
1 a good light the colour shews as a very dark brown with a purple tinge, 
'horax brown, posteriorly yellowish-brown covered with blackish-brown 
cales. Head with a dark grey margin to the eyes dark purple scales in 
he centre and a small patch of blue-grev scales low down laterally. Legs 
nbanded with dark brown scales. Abdomen dark brown, almost black 
hove, with small white lateral spots and basal pale bands on the venter. 
I'hese disappear in the dried specimen. 
Female Head. —Muddy-brown along the orbital margins, dark brown 
lsewhere. There are no scales on the light brown portion and under a 
tand lens this gives the appearance of a pale orbital margin, lost in the 
try specimen. In the dried specimen the brown orbital margin disappears 
nd the whole head darkens and appears to be covered with black scales 
vith a few dark grey scales scattered irregularly over it; the upper portion 
)f the head is entirely covered with flat racquet-shaped scales which are 
>lue-black in colour or in some lights dark grey. I believe these scales 
ome right up to the middle but they are exceedingly difficult to make out 
tgainst the almost black coloured head; there is a triangular patch of pale 
jrey narrow-curved scales with its apex at the vertex its base behind; 
hese are inserted among the flat scales. Dark brown upright forked 
scales also extend forwards as far as the orbital margins backwards to the 
occipital foramen and laterally as far as two patches of blue-grey scales. 
Basal joint of antennae glistening blackish-brown without scales, remain- 
ng joints dark brown clad with pale hairs; verticillate hairs dark brown, 
rdypeus dark brown nude. Palpi three evident joints; apparent last joint as 
ong as the other two clad with black-brown scales. Proboscis enlarged at 
he apex the enlargement being very gradual, clad with black-brown scales; 
abellae light brown. 
Thorax .—Prothoracic lobes prominent, dark brown, with antero-lateral 
row of dark brown bristles but without scales. Mesonotum muddy-brown 
with dark brown lines anteriorly darkening as the specimen dries, clad with 
lark black-brown narrow-curved scales some of which have pale grey tips. 
The usual thoracic bristles are present which are black-brown in colour. 
Scutellum in colour and scales resembles the mesonotum. Pleura muddy- 
