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Remarks .—This mosquito is like U. Bicolor rather large and the head 
i thoracic scaling is somewhat similar, but it can be at once distin- 
shed from U. Bicolov by the absence of abdominal bands and the 
[ :sence of the large pigment spots on the pleura. 
Uranot^nia Bicolor, n. sp. 
Thorax pale yellowish-brown with dark purple-brown patches clad 
:h rows of light fawn-brown scales. Head clad with flat dark brown 
des with bronze reflections and dark brown upright forked scales 
lending forwards to the apex. W ings with brown spindle-shaped scales. 
: oboscis palpi and legs with dark umber-brown scales. Abdomen with 
i rk brown scales with basal bands of fawn-coloured scales much broader 
• the male than female. 
Female Head .—Entirely clad with flat almost spindle-shaped dark 
vn-brown scales except along the orbital margins where the scales are 
I nost white and with brown upright forked scales inserted on the nape 
d right forwards to the vertex; vertical bristles golden-brown, orbital 
rk brown. Basal joint of antenna yellowish-brown rather darker on the 
ler half with numerous downy hairs and (?) a few small scales, second 
nt no longer than succeeding joint with a few dark brown spatulate 
ales at the base and numerous rather long silky-white hairs, remaining 
nts dusky-brown paler at the insertion of the verticils which are dark 
own. Clypeus brown (?) nude. Palpi very short with two apparent 
: nts clad with brownish scales which in some lights have a silvery lustre, 
roboscis about as long as the abdomen clad with dark brown scales some 
.ler ones at the apex which is enlarged, labellae pale yellowish-brown. 
Thorax .—Prothoracic lobes dark blackish-brown clad with pale almost 
aite racquet-shaped scales and some long dark brown bristles. Mesonotum 
wny-yellow with dark coloured patches one in front of the scutellum and 
] jo on either side in front of the wings, clad rather sparely with tawny 
irrow-curved scales with some dark brown ones at the side in front and 
imerous long dark brown bristles. In some specimens under a hand 
ns the anterior margin shews a line of light tawny scales running round 
while the rest of the mesonotum is clad with purple-bronze scales with 
irrow lines of pale golden scales in the centre. Scutellum yellowish- 
*own with a dark purple-brown spot in the centre clad with flat spatulate 
:ales which are fawn-brown or blue-grey according to the light ; bristles 
irk purple-brown, four on the central lobe. Pleurae pale yellowish-brown 
ith dark purple-brown patches, and a line of white spatulate scales cross- 
,g the centre horizontally and another line running vertically downwards 
om the horizontal line between the fore and mid coxae. W ings clad with 
irk brown scales where massed with a distinct purple tinge; costa with 
)inose scales on the anterior edge, subcosta clad with rather long spatulate 
'ales; first long vein with a double row of small median scales with 
uncated ends and towards its apex with a few spindle-shaped lateral 
:ales on the anterior edge ; second vein running close to first some small 
arrow scales with square ends on its stem, a few large blunt-ended spindle- 
aaped lateral scales at the apex of the stem and spindle-shaped lateral 
;ales on the branches; remaining veins with a single row of median 
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