taken from this Catalogue as I have no specimen of this mosquito. 
Under “Remarks” in L. Eminentia the differences between that and 
the present species are pointed out and there should be no difficulty in 
distinguishing the one from the other. 
Lophoceratomyia Eminentia. n. sp. 
Head clothed with golden narrow curved scales in the centre, pale 
scales along the orbital margins, brown clavate lateral scales, and 
numerous golden-brown upright scales. Thorax dark brown. 
Head {Male ).—Dark brown clad with golden narrow-curved scales in 
the centre silvery-grey clavate scales along the orbital margins, and dark 
brown elliptical scales laterally, and loosely scattered among the narrow- 
curved scales above and over the whole upper surface inserted amongst the 
other scales are golden-brown upright scales. Basal joint of antenna dark 
chestnut-brown without scales, remaining joints short, thick, and black in 
colour; on the sixth joint is a raised ridge on its outer surface and on this a 
row of bright golden-brown scales is inserted, on the seventh, eighth and 
ninth joints is a row of black crumpled scales; verticillate hairs very dense, 
long, and black in colour. Clypeus deep blackish-brown. Palpi very 
slender not quite as long as the proboscis and clad with almost black scales 
as is the proboscis. 
Prothoracic lobes very large and prominent, blackish-brown and 
without scales. Mesonotum almost black with slightly paler patches 
on the sides in front, thinly clad with black and olive-brown hair¬ 
like scales and numerous long black bristles. Scutellum light yellowish- 
brown w r ith black narrow-curved scales and bristles, there being four 
to the central lobe. Pleurae dark brown with areas of paler yellowish- 
brown with pale clavate scales and a few golden bristles. Wings clad 
with dark brown scales, the lateral scales on the fork cells are short 
and clavate, first fork cell longer and narrower than the second, its base 
nearer the base of the wing, its stem rather more than half the length 
of the cell; posterior cross vein more than twdce its length from the 
median. Coxae colourless. Legs clad with deep brown scales, except the 
under sides of the fore and mid femora and Avhole of the basal half of the 
hind femora; fore ungues unequal the larger uni-serrate, the smaller 
simple; mid ungues unequal but not toothed, hind equal and simple. Hind 
tibiae with long black spines. 
Abdomen .—Black scaled above, creamy beneath. Genetalia golden- 
brown there being two processes inserted on the apex of each genital lobe. 
Occurrence .—Described from one male caught in the jungle near Kuala 
i Lumpur. 
Remarks .—A very distinct and easily recognised Lophoceratomyia 
presenting some peculiar features notably the short palpi and the golden- 
brown tuft of scales on the antennae. It resembles brevipalpus in having 
palpi shorter than the proboscis, it differs from that species in the absence 
of the mammiliform projection on the basal joint of antenna the untoothed 
mid ungues and the golden scales on the sixth antennal joint. 
