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Genus 8.—Uranotaenia.— Theobald. 
Characters.— Head with racquet-shaped and upright scales only. 
Thorax with narrow-curved and fusiform or elliptical scales the narrow 
curved being inserted on the dorsum and the others on the margin. 
Scutellum with racquet-shaped scales. Wings with extremely short fork 
cells and clad with unusually large scales the lateral fusiform the median 
either spatulate or cordate. Male proboscis enlarged apically and hairy. 
Mid ungues of male markedly unequal the larger unguis usually much 
curved. 
Remarks. —Most of the members of this genus with spotted wings have 
been separated off as a distinct genus by Theobald quite recently on 
account of certain peculiarities of the mid ungues of the male. But as this 
peculiarity is difficult to see and does not appear to me of sufficient impor- 
ance to constitute a new genus, the various members, agreeing in all other 
important characteristics I have retained the old classification. The species 
fall into two natural groups, the first containing all those shewing azure- 
blue lines on head thorax and pleura the second the dull-coloured 
species usually clad with brown scales and of larger size.. The main 
characteristics of the genus are well developed in all the species, the wing 
scaling and venation being very typical. The larva is also very charac¬ 
teristic the position being horizontal to the surface film but beneath it the 
respiratory tube short and the head conical and in shape resembling the 
anopheline larva. 
Synoptic Table of Species. 
A. Wings spotted. Proboscis banded. 
(a.) Costa spotted. Femora and tibiae of mid and hind 
legs banded as well as the tarsi. Last tarsal joints of mid 
and hind legs pure white.U. Triline ata. 
B. Wings spotted. Proboscis self-coloured. 
(b.) Two black spots confined to the costa and second 
vein. Banding confined to the tarsi.U. Micans. 
(c ) One long black spot on costa with a short second 
spot which passes as a band right across the wing Bands 
confined to the hind leg. Last two tarsal joints of the hind 
, ..... U. Bimaculiala. 
leg pure white. 
(d.) One long black spot on costa which at its apical third 
passes right across the wing. Leg banding absent except 
for white scaling of last two joints of hind leg .U. Unimaculiala. 
U.) A long black basal spot on costa and adjoining vein, 
which apically passes across the wing as a band. A broad 
band of silvery scales along the margin of mesonotum 
Last two-and-half tarsal joints of hind leg creamy .U. Wivea. 
C. Wings and proboscis self-coloured. 
if.) Legs unbanded. Two blue lines crossing pleura one 
being at margin of mesonotum. Abdomen banded .U. Campestris 
(g.) Last three tarsal joints of hind leg white. Third 
and fourth abdominal segments with broad white bands 
dorsally .. Argyrotarsis. 
(. h .) Legs and abdomen entirely without bands or spots_ 
Blue line crossing the pleura and one on the margin o 
mesonotum. U - Lancer - 
