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brown beyond, verticillate hairs dark brown. Palpi about one-third the 
length of the proboscis, four-jointed, pale yellowish-brown in colour, and 
clad with deep brown scales with silvery-white scales at the tips. Proboscis 
with dark brown scales at base and apex paler golden-brown scales m the 
middle. Clypeus deep purple, unsealed. 
Thorax. —Prothoracic lobes dark brown with silvery narrow-cun ed 
scales. Mesonotum dark ferruginous, clad with scattered pale golden- 
brown narrow-curved scales and small spots of greenish-blue scales. I he 
number of these spots varies a little in different specimens there are always 
two conspicuous spots one on either side at the level of the junction o 
anterior and middle thirds of mesonotum, one above the base of each win^,, 
and a line of these scales on either side of the bare space m front ol the 
scutellum, and three in front near the anterior margin. Scutellum purp e- 
brown with a patch of narrow-curved scales on each lobe which are o a 
pale greenish-blue colour. Pleura dark brown with patches of silvery 
spatulate scales. Wings with dark brown and pale yellow sea es e 
lateral being very large broad asymmetrical scales; fork cells of moderate 
length, the first longer than the second, its base a little nearer the apex 
of the wing, its stem about one-third the length of the cell, posterior 
cross-vein about twice its own length from the median Coxae dark brown 
with silvery scales, femora clad with dark brown scales and fi\ e more or 
less perfect creamy rings ; tibiae with dark brown scales and with ii\ e creamy 
rings or spots some of the rings going right round, others only shew mg on 
upper or lateral surfaces; fore and mid tarsi with creamy basal bands on 
all but the last joint, hind with basal ring to all the joints. Ungues equal 
and simple on all legs. 
Abdomen. —With dark brown scales above, patches of white scales 
laterally, and scattered white scales on the venter. End ot abdomen 
enlarged and turned upwards. 
Male Head. —With similar scales to those on the female head except 
the upright scales, the front rows of which are light brown Antenn* with 
dark brown basal joint, the remaining joints are brown at the insert o 
the verticils and white at apex and base. The plumes are steel-grey in 
some lights, rich brown in others. Palpi longer than the proboscis , 
first joint is long and clad with dark brown scales and ornamented with two 
snowy-white bands; the penultimate joint has a white band at the base 
and beyond is dark brown and this joint bears numerous long black hairs 
the ultimate joint is snowy-white very short and the palpi look as thou 
the last joint had been broken off owing to the unusual shortness of t e 
terminal joint. The fore and mid ungues are unequal and the larger unguis 
of each is unusually large and bears one tocth. 
Occurrence. —Described from a series taken in jungle near Kuala 
Lumpur at Klang, Port Swettenham and Jugra. 
Remarks.— A very common and troublesome mosquito m jungle in 
many parts of the Malay Peninsula. It is curiously local some jung e 
behJ absolutely free from it whereas in other places it is very numerous 
Whether the vicinity of a large river accounts for its the presence in so 
places and the absence of a river for the absence of the * ^ 
not been able to satisfy myself but I think this is likely as it is probably a 
