Genus Mucidus. 
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vein between the fifth and sixth ending at the tip of the fifth. 
The costal and first long vein mostly ochreous scaled, the latter 
with some dark scales towards the tip and some white and parti¬ 
coloured ones at the base ; the upper branch of the second 
ochreous and its apical half, the rest with some scattered dark 
scales, the third and fourth the same, the latter with white and 
parti-coloured scales at the base ; the upper branch of the fifth 
Fig. 45. 
Wing of Mucidus sudanensis . ?. Theobald. 
densely scaled from the cross-vein with dark scales, from the 
cross-vein to the junction with the lower branch and with it 
yellow scaled, apical half of stem yellow scaled, rest with dark 
parti-coloured and white scales, sixth with large, dense, mostly 
dark scales on the apical half; fringe with eight pale spots 
separated by seven dark spots placed at the tips of the fourth, 
fifth, and sixth veins and two further back; fringe at the apex 
yellowish, a dusky patch on the costa near the tip of the wing. 
Length.— 7 mm. 
Habitat .—Sudan (H. King). 
Observations .—Described from three females taken by Mr. 
King, who pointed out their difference from M. africanus, 
Theobald. The species comes near it, however, and also near 
M. mucidus, Karsch. From the former it may be told by the eight 
pale fringe spots and by different tibial banding which is black 
on the basal half, white on the apical in africanus, whereas this 
species has three white bands; the second posterior cell also 
differs in having a longer stem. 
From M. mucidus it differs in having less twisted scales on 
the thorax, eight instead of seven pale fringe spots, and by the 
presence of a mid tibial band, and in the unbanded fore tarsi. 
Type in the British Museum. * 
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