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white scales but not a band. In another specimen this band is not nearlv 
-o conspicuous there being a semi-circular patch of white scales at the bas! 
of each segment which does not reach the sides. There are lahe basa 
a eral spots to each segment in both specimens and a fringe of pale tawnv 
hairs inserted on the free margin of each. The venter ta '™> 
brown scales with very imperfectly marked basal bands. "" gr6enlsh ' 
nearK“ump D un Cribed &0m * W ° femaleS take ” a ‘ “^day in jungle 
Remarks. Although I have no male I do not think there is anv douht 
this snould come in this genus. The scale ornamentation of the head and 
scutellum the number of the scutellar bristles the shape of the scales on the 
head and wmg are fairly characteristic. It resembles A VaZtas but 
of abdomenseparates ;tfrom thisand a ”K 
Aioretomyia Perdita. n. sp. 
five l;Tis G X° t £ 
dSSve" inemOTjTand ^ Z ^ 
could be recognised from the peculiar fore ungues. YP 
scaled H u ad 'T Da J k . s ! ate -g re y clad with dark purple-brown spatulate 
ca es \ery broad and with rounded ends; a few dark grey narrow^urved 
h ^ e *k 0n i he V6rteX and alon S the or bital margin of each side for about 
half the distance. Pale muddy-brown vertical bristle Basal joint of 
fh ^l pa t °k hr k aCe ° US; S6COnd J° int swollen wi th a projecting ridge in 
Sat d Slf'"7S,?“ 
Proboscis dark scaled. Thorax light muddy-brown with dark^rey "patches 
clad with black narrow-curved scales. Scutellum with bfack central 
bristles and black narrow-curved scales. Wings dark grey with dark vrev 
scales; lateral scales elliptical at the bases of the veins^broadlv clavate 
e°n?th and 6 T e U the thi u rd ! 0ng vein has lateral scalesTn fts whde 
len th and so has the second which is not usual as the stem is generallv 
deficient in lateral scales except just at its apex. This k a dkrincllv 
characteristic feature. Legs with pale coxa; and dark brown scales with 
purple reflections without bands or spots. Fore ungues unequal The 
nea S r er the gU bas? UCh S CU n’ ed ^ Wkh tW ? long sharp spines cIosqe together 
near the base. Small unguis scarcely curved and with one tooth 
ochra^eous ve r nte g r ey r V ® and (?} with pale lateral spots and 
ochraceous venter. Genitalia with numerous long golden-brown hairs. 
. Rema J ks -~Though this description is necessarily very imperfect its 
main features are absolutely accurate and so far I have come across no 
mosquito it could possibly be confused with. across no 
1 i The -.k ead . an .u- scutelIar scaling with the short male palps shew it to 
belong either to this genus or Aedes and the wing scales at once separate 
it from Aedes. No other Aioretomyia has the peculiar fore ungues of this 
species so that it should be easy to recognize. 
