Genus Mimeteculex. 
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long in female, long in male, the two apical segments rather 
enlarged, tip blunt, hair tufts moderate size, two basal segments 
of the antennae with small scales. Thorax with very narrow- 
curved scales, prescutellar space scaly; scutellum with narrow- 
curved scales. Ungues of male all unequal. 
A single species only so far known. 
Mimeteculex kingii. Theobald (1908). 
Third Eep. Well. Ees. Labs. Gord. Coll., 258 (1908), Theobald. 
Thorax rich reddish-brown with five dull yellowish lines, the 
outermost one shortest. Abdomen blackish-brown with basal 
creamy bands and an irregular creamy median line, widest on the 
posterior segments giving the appearance of two quadrangular 
dark spots on each segment. Legs ochreous, darkened above and 
at the tips. Wings with a yellowish tinge and with yellow and 
dark scales on the costa and first long vein. 
J. Head deep brown with narrow-curved creamy-yellow 
scales, slightly smaller and narrower and brighter just in front, 
thin, black, upright forked scales behind, long dark chaetae 
projecting towards the middle line and some golden ones in front, 
placed on the median area ; eyes coppery. Antennae with bright 
testaceous basal segment, also the next three, gradually becoming 
deep brown, small black scales on the basal and second segment; 
verticillate hairs rather long, dark, internodal hairs short, pale. 
Proboscis ochreous, dark scaled at the tip. Palpi ochreous 
clothed with dark scales, through which the pale colour shows. 
Thorax deep purplish-brown clothed with scanty, small 
almost hair-like, curved yellow and rich brown scales, the former 
arranged in broad lines, one median, extending to the prescutellar 
space which is scaly, then one on each side extending nearly back 
to the scutellum, and another below running from the base of the 
wings forwards for a short distance, looking somewhat paler than 
the others in certain lights; the median and lateral lines of 
chaetae dark in front, becoming golden, longer and denser 
behind, the median row ceasing before the scutellum ; scutellum 
paler than the mesothorax with narrow-curved pale scales and 
border-bristles either dark or golden according to the light; 
metanotum brown with grey reflections at the sides and apex. 
Pleurae dark with one longish area of broadish pale scales passing 
down to the base of the first pair of legs, a smaller pale scaled 
area behind. 
