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A Monograph of Culiciclae. 
Legs with the coxae pale ochraceous, also the bases and 
under sides of the femora, which are blackish towards the apical 
end, extreme apex pure white; tibiae black scaled above, 
ochraceous below; the mid and hind pair have the apex with 
yellow and white scales forming a small spot ; fore metatarsus 
and tarsi uniformly dark bronze colour ; mid metatarsus with a 
pale dusky yellow band at the base and apex, first joint of mid 
tarsus with a narrow basal dusky yellow band, remainder dark 
bronzy brown; hind metatarsi not nearly as long as the tibiae, 
pale banded at each end, first and second tarsal joints pale at 
each end, the third all dark, the fourth pale dusky white; fore 
and mid claws equal, with a single tooth to each, hind ones 
nearly straight and simple. 
Wings with the veins brown scaled, the lateral scales being 
rather thin and long ; first sub-marginal cell a little longer and 
considerably narrower than the second posterior cell, its stem 
about two-thirds the length of the cell and equal in length to the 
stem of the second posterior cell; posterior cross-vein about its 
own length distant from the mid cross-vein. 
Halteres with almost a white stem and deep black knob. 
Length .—6 to 6 • 5 mm. 
$ . Head black, with black upright forked scales behind and 
a few ochraceous ones in front and pale golden curved scales; 
on the sides are pure-white flab scales; antennae banded brown 
and white with chestnut-brown plumes; proboscis deep dull 
purplish-black; palpi deep brown basally, black towards the 
apex, the last joint but one with a basal band of white scales, 
liair-tufts dark brown. 
Thorax deep brown, denuded; scutellum deep brown, median 
lobe with a single row of bristles ; pleurae deep chestnut-brown, 
with patches of white scales. 
Abdomen steely-black, with dusky brownish-black scales, the 
last few segments with basal white lateral patches; basal lobes 
of male genitalia black scaled and hairy. 
Wings with the first sub-marginal cell a little longer and 
considerably narrower than the second posterior cell, its base a 
little nearer the apex of the wing than that of the second 
posterior, its stem not quite as long as the cell; stem of the 
second posterior cell equal in length to its cell ; posterior cross¬ 
vein distant about twice its own length from the mid cross¬ 
vein. 
Length .—5 mm. 
