ANOPHELES. 249 



([uintus dilatati, ad latera reflexi. Antenna; plumosfe. Fcem. Palpi 



4-ariiculati, simplicos, recti, subnudi. Antennae breviter pilosse. 



Body elongated, pubescent, g-rey or testaceous, of moderate size. 

 Head small. Eyes transversely lunate, connected above the antennae. 

 Proboscis porreet, a little longer than the antenucc. Palpi jiorrcct, as 

 long ns the prohoscis. iVntenna; fourteen-jointed, porreet, filiform, almost 

 as long as the thorax. Thorax elongated, slightly convex, impressed in 

 front of the scutelhun, which is small. Wings narrow, elongated, lan- 

 ceolate, incumbent, as long as the abdomen ; veins fringed with scales, 

 in structure like those of Culex. Halteres small. Abdomen with eight 

 segments, narrow, about twice the length of the thorax. Legs very long 

 and slender, unarmed, nearly bare ; coxas short ; tibise minutely sjnnu- 

 lose ; tarsi very long, especially tiie hind pair ; ungues small. Male. 

 Palpi five-jointed ; fourth and fifth joints dilated, laterally retlexcd. An- 

 tennae plumose. Fern. Palpi four-jointed, simple, straight, nearly bare. 

 Antennfe pilose ; hairs short. Larva differing from that of Culex in 

 having two oval tubercles behind the head, and two smaller tubercles 

 near the tail, beneath which there are many long setae. 



This genus much resembles Calexin appearance, but the species 

 are comparatively scarce, and the females are not blood-suckers. 



1. bifurcatus, L. P. S. ii. 1002 (1707) ; P. ; Schr. ; Gmel. ; Meig. ; 

 Steph. ; Hal. ; Curt. ; Mcq. ; Zett. ; Gim. ; Sta3g. ; Loew. — trifarcatiis, 

 P. — claviger, Meig. Kl. ; P. — plumheus., Steph. ; Hal. Puscus, thorace 

 vittis quatuor albidis, alis sublimpidis, venh fuscis fuscoque ciliatis, ab- 

 domine pallide fusco fasciis obscurioribus, pedibus testaceis, genubus 

 albidis. Long. 3-3|^ ; alar. 6-7 lin. 



Erown. Proboscis black at the tip. Palpi testaceous. Thorax with 

 four whitish stripes. Wings nearly limpid ; veins brown, fringed with 

 brown hairs. Abdomen pale brown ; hind borders of the segments 

 darker. Legs dull testaceous ; knees whitish. Male. Antennae testa- 

 ceous, with brown rings. 



Not rare. (E. I.) 



2. maculipennis, Meig. Zw. i. 11. 2 (1818) ; Steph. ; Hal. ; 

 Curt. ; Mcq. ; Zett. ; (jim. ; Stseg. ; Loew. — bifurcatus, Meig. Kl. — 

 grisescens?, Steph. Puscus, thorace vittis quatuor testaceis, alis sub- 

 limpidis, venis fuscis ciliis fascicuUsque nigricantibus, pedibus fuscis, 

 femoribus testaceis, genubus tibiisque apice albidis. Long. Z\; alar. 

 7 lin. 



Brown. Proboscis testaceous. Thorax with four testaceous stripes. 

 Wings nearly limpid ; veins brotcn, fringed tvith blackish hairs, which 

 are thickest and longest about the middle, near the costa, and towards the 

 tips. Legs brown ; femora testaceous ; knees and tips of the tibiie 

 whitish. Male. Antennic testaceous, with black bands. 



Not rare. (E. 1.) 



VOL. IV 



