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as its own stem, its base nearer wing base than the base of the second; 
posterior cross vein about one-and-half times its own length from median. 
The lateral vein scales are linear towards the bases of the veins but towards 
the apices they become distinctly clavate ; on the branches of the first fork 
cell the median and lateral scales are similar but on third and subsequent 
veins the median scales are shorter and broader than the lateral. Coxas 
pale muddy-white. Under sides of femora dingy-white especially marked 
on the hind femora; remainder of all legs clad with dark brown scales 
with coppery and purple reflections. Ungues of all the legs equal and 
; uni-serrate. 
Abdomen .—Clad entirely with dark brown scales with purple reflections 
; in some lights ; the venter has a dingy-white appearance. 
Male .—With very short palpi and plumose antennae the plumes silky- 
purple-brown. Fore and mid ungues markedly unequal the larger unguis 
uni-serrate. Hind ungues equal and each unguis uni-serrate. Genitalia 
have exactly the appearance of the jaws of a pair of tooth forceps the 
claspers being apparently soldered to the genital lobe and consisting of a 
stout dark brown chitinous bar with hollow on its inner face the end trun¬ 
cated and slightly notched. There are apparently a pair of very small 
internal clasper curving downwards. 
Occurrence .—Bred from larvae taken in a small jungle pool near 
Kuala Lumpur. 
Remarks .—Very similar to V. Imitator but the wing scaling is heavier 
the fork cells longer and the colours duller and more black. From V. 
Malayi it is distinguished by the absence of abdominal lateral spots and 
the colour of the head scaling. The genitalia of the male are very different 
from those of V. Fragilis and V. Virilis. 
Verrallina Imitator, n. sp. 
Head clad with dark brown scales with purple reflections above and a 
pale band at the side difficult to see and not very well marked. Thorax 
brown with narrow-curved scales dark brown in shade, pale brown in a 
good light. Legs unbanded clad with dark brown scales. Abdomen with 
dark brown scales without bands or lateral spots. 
Female Head .—Clad above with not very dark purple-brown spatulate 
• scales and at the sides with pale silvery scales. The line of demarcation 
between dark and light scales is not nearly so well defined as usual it being 
a little difficult to see where each colour begins or ends the line between 
shifting as the angle of light varies. There is a narrow band of pale scales 
along the orbital margin and a few dark brown upright forked scales on the 
nape; vertical and orbital bristles dark brown. Basal joint of antenna 
light muddy-yellow with darker shading on the inner surface and a few 
hairs but no scales, second joint yellowish at the base, dark brown at the 
apex; remaining joints dark brown with numerous silvery hairs and brown 
verticillate hairs with pale tips. Clypeus brown and nude. Palpi 
apparently three-jointed, short, and clad with dark purple-brown scales. 
Proboscis about two-thirds length of the abdomen clad as the palpi. 
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