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with a large semicircular basal dull creamy patch, six and seven 
with dull basal and creamy white bands which spread out 
laterally to form large lateral spots, the apex of the abdomen 
mostly white scaled; venter ocliraceous. Wings rather long, 
with typical brown Calex scales ; the first sub-marginal longer and 
narrower than the second posterior cell, its base nearer the base 
of the wing, its stem about one-fourth the length of the cell, 
considerably shorter than the stem of the second posterior cell, 
which is more than one-third the length of the cell; super¬ 
numerary and mid cross-veins not united, the mid a little nearer 
the apex of the wing ; posterior cross-vein nearly twice as long as 
the mid and not quite its own length distant from it; halteres 
with an ochraceous-brown stem and slightly fuscous knob. 
Legs long and thin, brown, testaceous at the base, femora 
and tibiae with a distinct line of pure white scales running down 
their whole length ; femora with distinct bristles, black and 
golden-brown; ungues black, equal and simple ; the legs show 
distinct ochraceous and bronzy reflections under the lens. 
Length. —5*8 mm. (of hind legs 7 mm.). 
Time of capture ,—March. 
Habitat. — Bakloh (NVW. Provinces, Tndia). 
Observations. —Described from a single 9 > sent to Lieut.- 
Col. Giles by Capt. Lindesay. It is a very distinct large species, 
with peculiar leg markings and abdominal ornamentation ; the 
proboscis has a bi-annulated appearance and the legs are long 
and thin, giving it the appearance of a small Tipulid. 
Culex eima. Theobald. 
(Rept. Liverpool School Trop. Med. p. xi. App. 1931.) 
Thorax deep brown; abdomen deep brown, with metallic 
bronzy and violet reflections ; with four white apical lateral spots 
and grey venter. Legs deep brown, unbanded. Wings with 
rather broad scales, like C. atratus , Theobald. Ungues small, 
curved, equal and simple. 
9 • Head dark brown, with narrow curved dull grey scales 
and numerous short upright black ones ; clypeus black, with a 
transverse sulcus; antennae brown, with reddish-brown basal 
joint; proboscis black, testaceous at the apex ; palpi rather thick 
black. Thorax deep brown, with very minute narrow curved 
dull brown scales and long black backwardly projecting bristles; 
scutellum deep chestnut-brown in the middle, greyish apically, 
with narrow dull brown curved scales and black border-bristles ; 
metanotum deep brown ; pleurae greyish or greyish-brown. 
Abdomen bronzy black, with deep bronzy green and deep 
violet reflections when held in different lights, the four posterior 
segments with four distinct white apical spots ; posterior border- 
