on the costa one near the base extending to the first long \ein, one at the 
junction of middle and apical thirds which extends to the second long \ ein 
I just where it forks ; another w’hite spot present at the base of the second fork 
cell and another at the base of the fork of the fifth vein , tor the rest the 
ochraceous and dark brown scales are scattered in patches and spots o\ er the 
rest of the wing. Cross veins cannot be seen owing to dense scaling. 
Femora and tibiae of fore legs mottled with dark brown ochraceous scales 
and the tibiae with six semi-rings of white on the external surface, meta¬ 
tarsus dark brown with three white semi-rings, first two tarsal joints 
with white basal banding broader above than below , mid legs similar 
except for the presence of tufts of long clavate scales on both sides of the 
femoro-tibial joint ; femora and tibiae of hind legs same as middle , meta¬ 
tarsus and first tarsal joint with apical and basal bands, second and third 
tarsal joints creamy scaled except for short black ring at the apex, last 
joint creamy. 
Abdomen. —First segment clad with ochraceous scales,, second with 
j ochraceous scales except for a line of dark brown scales in the centre, 
remaining segments with dark brown scales and a square patch of ochrace¬ 
ous scales on either side near the apex of each. Apical segment swollen 
and densely clad with white, dark brown, and golden-yellow scales. White 
lateral spots at the base of each segment. Venter with ochraceous scales 
predominating on the basal segments dark brown on the apical segments. 
Male. —Antennae plumose hairs silky-brown ; last two joints not much 
longer than preceding but somew T hat swollen. Proboscis longer than in 
the female with only one w T hite band which is in the centre where the 
labium appears to be jointed. Fore ungues long but one rather longer 
than the other and this bears a long sharp tooth near its base ; mid ungues 
similar to fore ungues. In all other respects the male resembles the 
female. 
Occurrence. —All the specimens have been caught in my own bungalow 
in Kuala Lumpur at various times of the year. 
Remarks. —I have never known this mosquito bite but then I have 
not observed very many specimens. Its attitude is very characteristic the 
body instead of being supported on the legs away from the surface on which 
it is resting is pressed dowrn against the surface the femoro-tibial joint o 
the mid and fore legs being acutely flexed to permit of this the hind, legs 
also being pressed to the surface and not curled up as in most mosquitoes. 
This is another point in which it resemble Orthopodomyia. There is no 
other species in Malaya it could be confused with the tufts of long scales 
on the mid and hind legs at once distinguishing it. 
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Genus 3. —Aedes. — Meigen. 
“ Head clothed with narrow-curved scales on the middle flat ones 
laterally which spread much further on to the occiput than in Culex, the 
narrow curved scales often forming only a broad median line. Scales, of 
the mesothorax narrow and curved or almost hair like, scutellum with 
narrow curved scales, and with six bristles on the mid lobe. \\ ing scales 
much as in culex the lateral ones long and thin, the median small and at, 
