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with pearly-white scales; trochanters light yellowish-brown; egs with 
brownish-black scales with purple and bronzy reflections, the scales on the 
tarsi being rather pale and more coppery; under side of hind femora 
silvery ; ungues simple and equal. 
Abdomen .—Black scaled above, the last segment with a narrow band of 
pearly-white scales near the base; all segments with triangular basal 
i lateral spots: two first segments pearly-white beneath. 
Male .—Antennae pilose with the two last joints elongated. Proboscis 
longer than in the female. Hind femora with rows of pale golden spines. 
Ungues on fore and mid legs unequal, the larger unguis um-serrate 
Genitalia unfortunately concealed by retraction in drying. 
Occurrence .—This mosquito is fairly common in certain localities and 
is a vicious biter. It is commoner during the months of October to 
December than at other times. I have taken odd specimens at all times 
of the year at Jugra and around Kuala Lumpur. The larva I have found 
in water collected in fallen leaves associated with other lar\ae which it 
devours as it is larvivorous. 
Remarks .—There is no other mosquito this could possibly be confused 
with. When seen flying there is a gauziness about it which reminds one 
more of the Wyeomyina. It is quite black and white when fresh though the 
black fades and becomes brownish after drying. All the scales_ have a 
shiny glistening appearance and the abdomen is narrow at its insertion 
giving the insect the appearance of having a waist. 
Genus 12. — Colonemyia. — nov. gen. 
Proboscis very long, as long as the whole body. Abdomen slender 
Antennae pilose in male and female but as in Zeugnomyia the verticils in the 
male are nearer together by reasons of the antennal joints being shorter and 
hence the male antennae appear slightly plumose. Head covered with 
spatulate scales generally rich metallic-blue on the anterior half. Palpi 
slender and of moderate length about one-ninth the length of the proboscis. 
Prothoracic lobes with flat metallic scales. Mesonotum with long hair-like 
•scales. Scutellum with spatulate scales sometimes metallic. Wings with 
fork cells moderately long; lateral scales linear or clavate. 
Remarks .—In the length of the proboscis and the slender abdomen the 
members of this genus resemble Zeugnomyia while the larva closely 
resembles that of Skeiromyia the larvae of both are very hairy and each 
has a curious hooked chitinous process inserted on the thorax at the 
posterior angle. Three species of this genus are at present known and all 
agree in being more particularly bamboo breeders and commoner at high 
elevations. 
Colonemyia C^eruleocephala. n. sp. 
Thorax light yellowish-brown (to the naked eye it looks orange-coloured) 
testaceous, and clad with black narrow-curved scales. A rich dark blue 
band runs transversely across the head with darker blue-black scales on the 
nape. Proboscis longer than thorax and abdomen together. Pearly-white 
lateral spots on the abdomen and pearly bluish-white patches on the anterior 
surface of each femur. 
