BY FRANK H. TAYLOR. 455 



Ilah. — Overland Corner, S. Australia (Dr. Clelarid); Yerran- 

 derie, Xarn^rninc, N.S.W.,(I)r. Fcrj^usoii j ; Sfilorrioii Islands (W. 

 W. Froggatt). 



The specimens from tlie Solomon Islands are somewhat rnhhed, 

 })ut little (loubt exists as to their correct identification. 



Armigeres obturbans (Walker). 



(PI. xxxiv., figs. 1, 2.) 



Proc. Linn. Soc. Loiul., iv., p. 91(1860), Cule.r ; Theobald, Mon. 



Culicid., i., p. 32.'>(1-H)1), Armigeres; Blanchard, CR. Soc, Biol., 



iii., p. 1046(1901), JJesvoidya; Theobald, Mon. Culicid., iii., p.l38 



(190:}), Desvoidea; Brunetti, Rec. Ind. Mus., iv., p. 440 (1912) 



Rlanchardiomyia; Edwards, Bull. Ent. Research, iv., p. 224(191.'>). 



II ah. — Milne Bay, Kerema, Papua (Dr. Breinl). 



MUCIDUS ALTERNANS (Westwood). 



Ann. Soc. Ent. Er., iv., p. 681(1835); Theobald, Mon. Culicid., 

 i., p. 269 (1901) ; Taylor, Ann. Report Aust. Inst. Trop. Med., [). 

 58, pi. xiii., figs. 9-10 (1911), 1913. 



Hafe.— Yarrawin, N.S.W. (W. W. Froggatt). 



Stegomyia scutkllaris (Walker). 

 (PI. xxxiv., figs. .3-4.) 

 Journ. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond., iii., p. 77 (1859) ; Tlieobald, iVIon. 

 Culicid., v., p. 155 (1910). 



//a^;.— Darwin, X. Territory (G. F. Hill; 10/11/13). 

 This is the first occurrence of the above species on the mainland 

 of Australia. Mr. Hill states that it is a day-biting species. 



Stegomyia fasciata (Fabr.). 



Syst. Antl., 36 (1805) ; Theobald, Mon. Culicid., i. 289 (1901). 



Ilah. — Maclean, Grafton, Casino, Tabulara, N.S.W. (Dr. Fer- 

 guson). 



A very distinct variety occurs in Townsville, which has the 

 thoracic clothing of a light fawn-colour, and has the lyre-shaped 

 ornamentation only on its lateral edges, the median longitudinal 

 lines of white scales being entirely absent. In other respects, it is 

 typical. 



