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brown with dark brown patches. Wings; anterior edge of costa armed with 
spindle-like scales black-brown in colour, first long vein clad with double row 
of small spatulate median scales on its basal half, with broad clavate scales 
on the upper margin of the apical half and a single median row, second 
vein commences with a single median row which becomes double jusl 
before the supernumerary cross vein and its branches are clad with three 
or four rows of clavate scales which become broader the nearer they are tc 
the apex of the wing, third vein has a single median row at its base further 
on linear lateral scales appear and still nearer the apex the lateral scales 
become clavate, fourth has a median row, its branches have lateral clavate 
scales though they are not as heavily scaled as are the branches of the 
second vein, fifth vein single median row and lanceolate lateral scales, sixth! 
vein has a very few lanceolate lateral scales at its apex ; fork cells short, first 
a little longer than second, its base nearer the wing apex, its stem rather 
more than two-thirds the length of the ceil; supernumerary and median cross 
veins almost in a line, posterior cross vein about three times its length 
from mid. Coxae trochanters and base of the femora colourless, under 
surface of the femora silvery-white, on the hind femora this -white scaling 
at the base is extended on to the lateral faces. The rest of the legs coverec 
with dark brown scales without spots or bands. Fore and mid ungues 
simple and equal. 
Abdomen .—Clad above with dark black-brown scales; there are smal 
white basal lateral spots and ventrally the bases of the segments are clac 
with creamy-white scales. The dark scales above are rich purple i 
looked at against the light. 
Male Head .—Scaled as in the female. Basal joints of antenna large anc 
dark brown without scales, remaining joints black, where the verticillate 
hairs are inserted on two lateral crescentic chitinous thickenings 
pale black elsewhere, sixth joint with a few yellowish-brown lanceolate 
scales on the outer face, seventh and eighth joints with a tubercular emi¬ 
nence on the outer side of each on which is inserted a row of dark brown scales 
with their ends shewing a double curve as though they had been crumpled 
these scales seem to replace the verticillate hairs on the side they are inserted | 
On the ninth and tenth joints there are also a few straight lanceolate dark 
brown scales, those on the eleventh joint being much longer than those 
on the ninth, on these joints the verticillate hairs are inserted all roundas usual 
the scales being inserted immediately below them but not replacing them i 
verticillate hairs dark purple-brown ; on the central joints they are pale 
flaxen at the base. Palpi long and slender, longer than the proboscis b\ 
two joints which are turned upwards and are very hairy. The palpi are 
clad with dark purple-brown scales as is the proboscis. Thorax, wingl 
and legs in colour and scaling resemble the female. Fore and mid ungues 
unequal the larger unguis being uni-serrate. 
Occurrence .—Described from a series bred from larvae taken in pond; 
in Kuala Lumpur. 
Remarks .—The antennae of this mosquito resemble very closely those ol 
L. Rubithoracis but there are differences best seen with a mounted heat 
under a fairly high power. The scales on the sixth joint are much longei 
and darker than those on the same joints in the male antenna o' 
