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CHAPTEK XII. 



The Anophelina Sub-family. 



This sub-family consists of but two genera, Anopheles and 

 Cycloleppteron ; the latter of which, containing but one species, 

 Cy. Grabhamii, Theob., has been separated from the rest of the 

 sub- family by Mr. Theobald, on account of the peculiar character 

 of its wing scales. 



The characters of the sub-family may be briefly stated as 

 follows : — 



Soberly tinted Gulicidce, having their palpi of about the same 

 length as the proboscis in both sexes ; and in which the larvae 

 are unprovided with a respiratory syphon, the spiracles opening 

 nearly flush with the general surface of the dorsum. 



The two genera may be distinguished as below : — 



Sub-family ANOPHELINA. 



Veins of the wiiigs furnished with scales arranged on the sauie general 

 plan as in Gulex, or in some cases, more nearly approaching to that 

 of Tceniorhynchus. 



Genus III. ANOPHELES, Meigen. 



Veins of the wings ornamented with spots formed by large, round, 

 deeply pigmented scales ; the lighter portions being furnished witli 

 long, curved scales, of lanceolate outline, and devoid of pigment. 



Genus IV. CYCLOLEPPTERON, Theobald. 



In by far the majority of instances, the insects of this sub- 

 family have spotted wings, and in even the few that are not 

 decorated in this way, some tendency to exhibit this character 

 of the group will be found to exist on close examination. As 

 already mentioned, most of them have also the peculiarity of 



