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Habitat. —Bonny, West Africa (J. P. Fagan) (21. 11. 1899). 
Time of capture. —October. 
Observations .—A single 9 only of this species received, in 
good condition, but some of the legs, unfortunately, came off in 
examination, and are separately preserved. 
It can be distinguished by the thick felt of dark scales over 
the thorax, with the two very narrow and short yellowish vittae 
in front, and the small brilliant white patch on each side of the 
mesonotum, and the silvery puncta on the pleurae: the bend in 
the first Ions: vein is also characteristic. 
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6. Stegomyia African a. n. sp. 
(Fig. 54, PL XIV.) 
Thorax black, with a bar of white scales directed upwards on 
each side of the front of the mesonotum, and another small bar 
in front of the wings. Abdomen black, unbanded, with white 
lateral spots; venter white scaled. Begs black, tarsi more or 
less banded white, second hind tarsus nearly all white, thus 
forming a very broad white band to the hind leefs. 
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9 • Head black, with a pale spot of scales on the crown, 
and with long dark bristles ; eyes golden green (in the sun) ; 
antennae pale brown; basal joints large ; proboscis deep brown, 
unbanded ; palpi dark brown, last joint with large pure white 
scales. 
Thorax apparently denuded, dark shiny-black, showing metallic 
reflections in the light, a distinct bar of white scales on each 
side of the front half of the thorax directed upwards, black 
bristles laterally, especially close to origin of wing, near which is 
a small patch of white scales ; pleurae with four distinct and one 
indistinct silvery spots. 
Abdomen dorsally unbanded, dark dusky-brown, rather shiny, 
with a few patches of scanty scales laterally ; ventrallv are seen 
a few scattered white scales that may indicate banding (probably 
much denuded). 
Legs black; anterior legs with a pale basal band on the meta¬ 
tarsus and first tarsal joints ; middle pair with the same banding, 
but rather more distinct and whiter; hind pair with the bases of 
the metatarsus and first tarsal joint narrowly banded white, 
second joint nearly all white, a small dark apical band, third joint 
with very small basal white band, last joint dark. 
