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scales are fawn-brown or coppery-brown others dark grey, there are a few 
upright forked fawn-coloured scales on the nape; vertical bristles grey 
orbital dark brown with grey tips. Basal joint of antenna chestnut- rown 
with a few hairs on its inner face, remaining joints dark brown with 
numerous white hairs, verticillate hairs dark brown. Clypeus chestnut- 
brown, nude. Palpi about twice as long as the clypeus; joints indis¬ 
tinguishable clad with brown scales and numerous hairs. Proboscis 
enlarged at the extreme apex, covered with dark purple-bronze scales. 
Thorax .—Prothoracic lobes light yellowish-brown with a row of dark 
brown bristles on the anterior face, but no scales. Mesonotum light 
yellowish-brown, semi-translucent, covered thinly with narrow-curved scales 
which are brown in shade but clay-coloured in the light; the median 
thoracic bristles are long and dark brown in colour with pale tips. Scutel- 
lum of the same colour as the mesonotum clad with spatulate fawn-brown 
scales, and dark brown bristles of which there are four on the centra 
lobe. Pleurae similar to mesonotum but rather paler, with a few bristles 
arranged in rows, of a dark brown colour. \\ ings quite typical, wit i 
fusiform light brown scales. Coxae of the same colour as the pleura with 
bristles only ; legs covered with dark brown scales shewing purple and 
coppery reflections, under sides of femora pale ; mid thighs swollen. 
Abdomen .—Dorsally clad with dark brown scales with coppery and 
purple reflections ; the first segment has a patch of dark brown scales m the 
centre and golden-brown scales laterally, the remaining segments have 
basal bands of light yellowish-brown scales ; venter pale. 
Male. —Antennae plumose, verticillate hairs iridescent. Pleurae and 
coxae are translucent white. The abdominal banding flaxen the ban s 
-being much broader than in the female and extending laterally, indeed 
one might almost say the abdomen is clad with flaxen scales with dark 
brown apical patches on the dorsum of each segment though the amount 
of banding differs in different specimens. Mid ungues unequal and simple. 
Occurrence .—This mosquito is as far a I know exclusively a bamboo 
breeder and sylvan. I have never taken the adult though the larvae are not 
uncommon in bamboos. I have so far not succeeded m inducing it to 
feed (except on fruit) or to breed. 
Remarks .—The only feature in which this mosquito deviates from 
tvpe of the genus is the absence of flat scales on the mesonotum but 1 do 
not think this ought to exclude it from the genus. In larva, pupa and all 
adult characters it is typical. The pale ochraceous mesonotum and pleura 
and the regularly banded abdomen are distinguishing points. 
Uranot^na Maculipleura. n. sp. 
Thorax under a hand lens is plum-coloured clad with bronzy narrow 
curved scales and long bristles. The pleura is creamy with three dark brown 
spots. Head covered with racquet-shaped scales brown in colour m some 
lights, blue-black in others. Proboscis, legs, abdomen and wings clad 
with dark brown scales with purple reflections. 
Female Head .—Entirely clad with flat racquet-shaped scales of a blue- 
black colour, which colour varies somewhat but as a rule is olive-brown 
