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orbital margins the length of the fork cells on the wing are the chief point 
of difference in the adults. The larvae differ and are not found in the sam 
places M. Niger breeding in swamps in the open while this mosquito seem 
to be entirely sylvan and breeds only in jungle pools. The scales on tb 
sixth joint of the male antenna are longer and broader in this species tha 
those on the same joint of the male antenna in L. Niger. 
Lophoceratomyia Minor, n. sp. 
A small dull-coloured mosquito with the whole body of a greenish tin« 
from the colour of the contents. There is a silvery line along the eyes ; bi 
the abdomen and legs are clothed with dark brown scales. 
Female Head.—Deep purple to black ; along the orbital margin of eithc 
side silvery-white narrow-curved scales are loosely arranged to form a fairlj 
broad band, the rest of the upper surface of the head is veiy thinly covere 
with scattered narrow-curved scales which are copper coloured or yellowisi 
brown according to the amount and direction of the light, and outside thes 
there is a patch of broad spatulate greyish-blue scales, and over the who!! 
upper part of the head there are rows of very long upright forked scale 
dark brown or in more light coppery-brown. Basal joint of antenna dar 
brown, remaining joints dusky-brown with dark brown verticils. Pal] 
about one-sixth the length of the proboscis clad with dark brown scale: 
Proboscis clad with dark brown scales. 
Thorax .—Prothoracic lobes dusky without scales. Mesonotum of 
dirty white translucent and allowing the thoracic contents to shew throug 
giving the thorax a greenish tinge; in the centre of the mesonotum is^ 
broad dark line; the whole is clad with black and coppery-brown narrow 
curved scales mixed indiscriminately. Scutellum resembles the mesonotui 
in colour and scaling. Pleurae translucent with a greenish tinge due t 
contents of thorax shewing through. Wings with only linear lateral scale 
and rather long spatulate median, no clavate scales as in other members < 
this genus ; first fork cell longer and slightly narrower than the second, it 
base nearer the wing base, its stem rather more than half the length of th 
cell; posterior cross vein nearly three times its own length from the mediar 
Coxae colourless. Legs clad with dark brown scales with purple reflection: 
Under sides of femora creamy-white. The ungues equal and simple on a 
the legs. On the fore legs the empodium is developed to a very muc 
greater extent than in any other mosquito I have seen. 
Abdomen. -Dark blackish-brown above, bronze-purple in some lights 
and dirty greenish-white beneath. 
Male .—Head with a less conspicuous silvery band to the orbi 
Basal joint of antenna with a curious sulcus crossing its inner and lowe 
face cutting off a small upper portion from the larger lower part. Tha 
this is not produced by distortion in drying is proved by its presence in 
large number of specimens and in fresh specimens. The second antenna 
joint is colourless and very thick and short; the sixth joint bears on a thic 
raised crescentic ridge on its outer side a row of lanceolate scales, som 
golden-brown, others dark brown ; joints seven, eight and nine bear tufts c 
crumpled scales as described under some of the other species of this genus 
verticillate hairs long and dense dark olive-brown in colour. PaJpi ver 
