Pleurae light muddy-brown or yellowdsh-brown with patches of rather long 
spatulate brilliant white scales and numerous short white hairs. Wings 
brown with dark brown scales; anterior edge of costa with spmose dark 
brown scales, subcosta well separated from costa, clad with rather long 
scales enlarged apically and having square ends; first long vein ending 
very near the apex of wing with a double row of narrow spatulate median 
scales and clavate lateral scales on either edge on all the part beyond the 
end of subcostal vein ; double row of median scales on second, third and 
fourth veins and rather narrow clavate lateral scales; no lateral scales on 
fifth or sixth vein ; first fork cell about as long as its stem, longer, but no 
narrower, than the second, its base nearer the wing base; supernumerary 
and median veins almost in a line with one another, posterior cross vein a 
trifle more than its own length distant from median. Coxae pale muddy- 
brown. lust above the fore coxa on either side is a rounded protuberance 
which is evidently part of the prothorax which in this mosquito is much 
more complete than is usual. This protuberance is clad with flat white 
scales.- The fore coxa is covered with flat scales in front which are white 
on the upper cgrner and dark brown below, there are also numerous dark 
brown hairs and on the inner surface some pale scales.. There is a line ot 
white scales on the outer surface of each of the remaining coxae; lemora 
clad with dark brown scales with purple reflections above, with pale scales 
beneath which in some lights shew silvery iridescence; the apex ot each 
femur is clad with dark purple-brown scales on every surface and there is 
a row of spinous golden-brown scales inserted on the under side of eac.., 
tibiae clad with dark scales with two rows of golden-brown spines towards 
the anterior surface and on the posterior surface numerous spinose scales 
projecting outwards and downwards give the leg a somewhat shaggy 
appearance; there area few pale scales at the apex of each tibia, tarsi 
and metatarsi dark brown scaled. Ungues equal and uni-serrate on tore anc 
mid legs, simple behind. 
Abdomen .—Clad with dark scales above except the last segment which 
is pale fawn-brown, with large basal quadrilateral white spots; venter pale 
yellowish-brown, but in drying this may entirely disappear the lateral spots 
being drawn together beneath and giving the idea of ventral basal banding. 
Female lamellae prominent. 
Male .—The male differs from the female in the following points. 
Antennal basal joint large, dark blackish-brown in colour, second joint 
swollen with a projecting ridge on its inner face upon which are inserted a 
few small dark brown scales, remaining joints banded brown and white, 
last two joints much elongated. Plumes long silky purplish-brown. 
Win^s more lightly scaled though the male wing is much more like that in 
the female than in most mosquitoes. Joints of the palpi indeterminate. 
I Genitalia .—The tergite and sternite of the eighth segment are expanded 
laterally and form valve-like flaps above and below the ninth or genital 
segment which consists of a very small plain edged tergite or sur-anal plate 
and two lateral lobes. The transverse section of the lateral lobes is roughly 
semi-circular the surface corresponding to the diameter being parallel to the 
dorso-ventral plane. Internal and ventral to these lobes are a pair ot 
internal claspers consisting of stout hollow chitinous tubes which at a 
