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Genus Hodgesia . 
that the costa is armed with peculiar thorn-like scales absolutely 
identical with those of Stegomyia brevipalpis, figured on Plate XIV., 
fig. 18, in my Handbook ; and as far as the remaining decoration goes, 
the present specimens would correspond equally well to that species 
as to H. sanguinae. But the scales of the wing-field in G. brevipalpis 
do not correspond in form with those of Hodgesia , so that there can 
be no question as to their distinctness, though there are many points 
of resemblance of scale structure between the two species, as Mr. Theo¬ 
bald is wrong in stating that C. brevipalpis is ‘ typical Culex ,’ as in 
the female at least, although the forked scales spread much further 
forward than is usual in Stegomyia , the middle of the occiput is 
clothed with flat white scales, the ends of which are rounded, much 
as in Hodgesia , and it is needless to say that no such flat scales are 
to be found in that region in typical Culex. With the view to 
facilitate the recognition of this peculiar little mosquito, I append a 
drawing of its venation.” 
Hodgesia cuptopous. nov. sp. 
Shiny metallic black, a pale spot on the head, blue to mauve; 
a silvery-white spot formed by the white scaled prothoracic lobes 
on each side ; pleurae silvery-white. 
Abdomen dark blackish-brown above, 
silvery-white at the sides and below. 
Legs brown, the fore and mid last 
tarsals bent and overlapped by a long 
tuft of scales above. 
9. Head covered with small 
flat black scales with a patch of pale 
ones in the middle, mauve in some 
lights, blue in others ; chaetae black ; 
proboscis deep brown, swollen api- 
cally; palpi very minute, dark brown; 
antennae with rather long hairs, 
brown, basal segment globular, brown. 
Thorax shiny black, clothed with 
narrow-curved bronzy black scales ; 
prothoracic lobes with flat silvery- 
white scales ; pleurae dark with dense 
flat silvery-white scales ; scutellum 
shiny black (denuded), long black 
chaetae over the wings ; metanotum 
black. 
Abdomen flattened laterally, 
Fig. 236. 
Hodgesia cuptopous. $. n. sp. 
Tarsal structure. 
expanded apically, dusky 
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