Wing fringe with spots, except where lower branch of 
fifth and sixth join the costa. Basal portion of costa 
uniformly black. 
AA Proboscis banded. 
21. M. albirostris. —Characterized by the banded 
proboscis ; pale scaled to about half its length. N. 
deceftor has also a banded proboscis. Length, two to 
five mm. Malaysia. 
22. M. thorntonii —Resembles previous but has 
legs spotted, palpi four bands and proboscis a band 
near tip. Wing spots resemble those of P. elegans. 
Prothoracic lobes with brown flat scales. Philippine 
Islands. 
Addenda 
23. M. bisignata. —Costa, two white spots, a 
minute sub-apical one, whereas this is well marked in 
M. funesta. Wing fringe, no spots. Palpi, three 
bands. Togo. 
24. M. unicolor. —Palpi, no bands. Costa, three 
yellowish spots. Togo. 
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mmm — m i 
m - m * 
msk 1 
////////A W///W//M \7/////////////*l /> 1 . 
W/////A v///////////m/7eM^zz & 3 - 
Fig. 60 
Palpi of M. funesta (i), M. listoni (2), M. culicifacies (3), 
M. rhodesiensis (4), M. hispaniola (5), M. turkhudi (6), 
Third Long Veins of M. funesta (7), M. listoni (8), 
M. culicifacies (9) 
