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strong, and carries on its inner edge a row of strong stout teeth 
like the spines of a comb. 
The palpi were figured inaccurately in Vol. I., and another 
is here reproduced. ‘There seem to be always three apical spines 
on the last segment, which is slightly longer than the penultimate. 
DESVOIDEA PANALECTROS. Theobald. 
Armigeres panalectros. Theobald. 
(Mono, Culicid. II., p. 317, 1901, Theobald ; Handbk. Gnats or Mosq., 
p. 286, Giles, 1902.) 
Additional localities. —Perak (Dr. Wright) ; Calcutta (Giles). 
Genus 17. STEGOMYIA. Theobald. 
(Mono. Culicid. I., p. 283, 1901.) 
This genus has not increased much in size; but two new 
species are here described, one by Miss Ludlow. 
STEGOMYIA NIVEA. n. sp. (Ludlow). 
‘©, Head covered with dark brown scales, which in some 
lights give bronze iridescence, dark brown forked scales on the 
occiput, narrow white rim around the eyes; proboscis with dark 
brown scales, also showing iridescence ; palpi dark brown; 
antennae dark brown, verticils brown, pubescence pale; eyes 
brown. 
Thorax: the mesonotum densely covered with long curved 
white (silvery) scales from the neck about two-thirds of the way, 
with three very narrow dark lines, one median and two sub- 
median. The rest of the mesonotum with dark brown curved 
scales ; scutellum covered with dark brown scales, also showing 
iridescence ; metanotum nude ; pleurae dark brown, with silvery 
spots. 
Abdomen covered dorsally with dark brown scales, the first 
three segments entirely brown, the fourth showing a small basal 
median white spot, the following segments basally white banded, 
the bands heavier on the last two segments ; brown and light 
hairs on the apex of each segment ; ventrally the abdomen is 
