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Thorax. —Prothoracic lobes brown, clad with silvery-grey spindle- 
aped scales. Mesonotum under a hand lens is dark chestnut-brown with 
onzy narrow-curved scales but under a 2/3 these scales appear more 
1 ive-brown or tawny; on either side of the mesonotum in front of the 
ng, is a large oval spot of velvety-black scales with a light silvery-grey 
i ging. This spot is so marked a feature of this mosquito that there is no 
her species it could be mistaken for. There are numerous long dark 
, own bristles inserted on the dorsum in front of the scutellum and over 
e bases of the wings. Scutellum dark brown with three patches of small 
' it scales grey in colour though this is somewhat obscured by the brown 
the scutellum ; bristles dark brown number of central four. Pleurae ochra- 
f -.ous with three chestnut-brown spots above and silvery scales. Wings of 
e usual type though the first fork cell is not so short as usual; scales 
•own with purple tints, lateral scales, fusiform; posterior cross vein about 
; 3 own length from the median. Coxae pale ochrac.eous; femora creamy 
meath clad above and laterally with dark brown scales which appear 
1 ronze or purple according to the angle of the light; rest of all legs with 
' rown scales with purple-bronze reflections; ungues equal and simple on 
1 the legs. The male resembles the female in all respect except for the 
umose antennae the plumes being silky olive-brown. The genitalia are 
•0 retracted to make out their structure. 
Occurrence. —The mosquito is fairly common in damp places in the 
ingle at “ The Gap ” though so far it is the only place I have taken it. 
Remarks. —The large eye-like spots on the mesonotum at once distin- 
fished it from all the other Malayan species of this genus. Like all the 
ranotaenia it probably bites at times but so far I have been unable to 
irove this. It is always found in the neighbourhood of streams or settled 
i 1 rocky boulders over which water drips. I have not taken the larvae. 
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I Uranotaenia Fusca. n. sp. 
Head entirely clothed with small racquet-shaped scales and numerous 
Dright scales with dentate ends; the scales along the orbital margin of 
ther side are pale brown, and a line of similar scales runs down either side 
!: the centre and as it approaches the occiput curves outwards. Thorax 
ad with narrow scales those on the anterior margin tawny, and, on the 
)rsum are three lines of tawny scales one central on the anterior half and 
lie on either side on the posterior half, the rest of the scales being black. 
I bdomen unbanded in the female, banded in the male. Legs with dark 
arple-brown scales. 
Female Head. —Along the orbital margin of either side is a line of pale 
rown scales and a similar line runs down on either side of the centre from 
2rtex to occiput curving outwards as it passes backwards. This is much 
itter seen in the male. The rest of the head is covered with dark bronze- 
rown racquet-shaped scales and numerous dark brown upright scales, 
lypeus deep brown. Palpi and proboscis clad with deep brown scales, 
asal joint of antenna deep brown, remaining joints black with black 
srticillate hairs. 
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Thorax. —Prothoracic lobes black with a few dull-coloured racquet- 
laped scales. Mesonotum pale muddy-brown : running round the anterior 
