MOSQUITOES OF THE SUBGENUS FINLAYA — KNIGHT AND MARKS 531 

 KEY TO THE SUBGROUPS OF GROUP E (MEDIOVITTATUS-GROUP) 



1. Tibiae without an anterior narrow longitudinal line of pale scales, rather each 



with an anterior white spot shortly before middle. 



Subgroup I, mediovittatus (p. 531) 



Usually some of the tibiae with an anterior narrow longitudinal line (may be 



broken and even partially obsolete) of pale scales for most of their length. 2 



2. Scutellar scales all broad Subgroup II, notoscriptus (p. 531) 



At least a portion of scales on scutellum narrow; (postspiracular area 



ggaied) Subgroup III, pseudotaeniatus (p. 532) 



Subgroup I. MEDIOVITTATUS. 8. str. 



I)efi/rdtion.—NeotroY>ical- Scutellum with all broadened scales. 

 Postspiracular area not scaled. Tibiae without an anterior narrow 

 longitudinal line of pale scales, rather each with an anterior white 

 spot shortly before the middle. 



Supplementary characters.— M.2il& palpi straight, with a few short 

 apical hairs on III-V, none or very few hairs along IV-V. No prealar 

 scale patch. Ppn with all broad scales. Head liair 6 of larva far 

 forward, 4 slightly behind and internal to 6, 5 approximately in line 

 with 7. Comb teeth few, in a line. Larval habitat: Tree holes and 

 artificial containers. 



Included species.— A. irbediovittatus (Coquillett). 



Subgroup II, NOTOSCRIPTUS 



Z>e;?m25^on.— Australasian (one Oriental species). Scutellum with 

 all broad scales (female of n. var. montanus undescribed) . Post- 

 spiracular area not scaled, except in mallocM. Tibiae with an ante- 

 rior narrow longitudinal line of pale scales (on at least one pair of 



them). 



Supplementary characters. — Male palpi with long hairs arising 

 apically on III and all along IV and V. In albilahis, however, there 

 are some short apical hairs on III-V, and only a few hairs along IV 

 (males of jnallochi and qwmqu^lmeatus undescribed) . Preala scaled 

 below knob. Ppn with all broad scales. Head hair 6 of larva far 

 anterior to 5, 7 on a level near to 5, 4 near base of 6 (this arrangement 

 is much the same as that found in Subgroup I) . Comb scales numer- 

 ous, in a patch. Larval habitat : Tree holes, rock pools, and artificial 

 containers. The larvae of mallochi., n. var. montanus^ and quinqueli' 

 neatus are undescribed. 



Included species. — A. alhilahris Edwards, mallochi Taylor, 

 notoscriptus (Skuse), n. var. montanus Brug, and quinquelineatus 

 Edwards. 



Discussion. — Judged by the different palpal types included, this is 

 probably not a natural grouping. 



