MOSQUITOES OF THE SUBGENUS FINLAYA — ^KNIGHT AND MARKS 537 



water ground and rock pools, occasionally in brackish marshes, fallen 

 palm fronds, holes in fallen logs, and other similar containers. Larva 

 of mackerrasi undescribed. 



iTwluded species.— A. alhomnulatus (Macquart), rnackerrasi Tay- 

 lor, occidentalis (Skiise) , and o. var. milsoni (Taylor) . 



Subgronp VII. AURONITENS 



Def:nitio7i.~Ov\^\\tA\. Basistyle without a tuft of specialized scales. 

 Claspette filament bladelike in lateral view. Male palpi with some 

 hairs at the apices of III-V, none or very few along IV and V. 

 Female tori with pale scales medially. Vertex dorsum narrow scaled. 

 Scutal scaling not as in Subgroup II. Ppn with both narrow and 

 broad scales. Postspiracular area scaled. Paratergite without scales. 

 Neither femora nor tibiae sprinkled with pale scales anteriorly. Hind 

 tarsi with the first 3-4 segments basally banded, sometimes a few pale 



scales apically. 



Sufplementary character s.—Scui^W^iV scales narrow. Subspiracu- 

 lar and prealar areas scaled. Larval head hairs, 4, 6, 7 approximately 

 on a transverse line, 5 slightly behind and mesad of 6. Comb scales 

 numerous, in a patch. Larval habitat : tree holes. 



Included species.— A. auromtens Edwards and chnstophersi 

 Edwards. 



Discussion. — For a comprehensive treatment of these species see 

 Barraud (1934). On the basis of the similarity of male genitalia 

 and larva, this would appear to be a rather natural grouping. The 

 larvae of a. var. greenii and gilli show considerable relationship to 

 those of this subgroup. 



Subgroup Vm. BIOCELLATUS 



/.'^/zm^/f???.— Australasian. Basistyle with specialized scale tuft 

 (male of austraUensis unknown). Claspette filament bladelike in 

 lateral view. Male palpi as in Subgroup I. Female tori with only 

 fine hairs medially. Vertex dorsum narrow scaled. Scutal scaling 

 not as in Subgroup II. Ppn with at least some narrow scales. Post- 

 spiracular area bare. Paratergite scaled. Neither femora nor tibiae 

 speckled anteriorly with pale scales. Hind tarsi with first three or 

 four segments basally banded. 



Supplementary characters. — Scutellum with at least some narrow 

 scales. Subspiracular area with or without scales. Preala scaled 

 below knob. Larval head hairs 4, 6, and 7 approximately in a trans- 

 verse line ; 5 inserted a short distance posterior to 6, 4 unusually large. 

 Comb scales in an irregular line, or numerous in a patch. Larval 

 habitat: tree holes. 



