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Breeding places :—Larvae were taken from a grass grown pudd < 
of clean water. 
Uranotaenia balfoun, Theobald 
A single ? of this beautiful species was bred at Kasongo. 
December, 1904, from a larva taken in an “old brick pool 15 feet 
across." Theobald* states that the mid lobe of his type was 
ribbed, in this specimen it is clothed with scales. It may be important 
to add that the scales at the base of the wing are of a delicate pale 
blue ; but in certain lights appear white as described in the typ< 
Mimomyia uniformis, Theobald 
I his mosquito was observed only at Boma ; the specimens in the 
collections were hatched in the laboratory from pupae collected in a 
papyrus marsh and from among aquatic plants at tin- edge of a 
bield notes:— The pupae are yellow and possess very 1 - mg and 
conspicuous respiratory siphons. 
Mimomyia africana, n. sp. (Newstead) 
(PI- i, %. 4) 
Uniformly dark bronzy-brown; legs paler 
H AT TS 7 r » _ 0 r 
Female .—Head very dark br 
paler brown s ’ 
ochreous, base 
clothed with 
brown. Thor, 
bristles and n-, 
cuticle ; scutel 
very dark brown, completely covered with flat 
unfortunately, has the 
Apart from this. 
P- * 2 . pi. vi. fig. 6. 
