292 GNATS OR MOSQUITOES — CHAPTEli XII 



e. With certain of the tarsal joints apit ally banded in the $ , but 

 barely perceptibly so in the ? . 



28. An. fjigas, sj). n. Winj,' with 2 white spots in the ? , and 3 



in the $ , as well as an apical spot, and a single basal dot ; 

 the fringe all light in the ^ , black at apex and at all but 

 the sixth junction in the 9 • Is considerably the largest of 

 Indian species. 



/. Tarsi not obviously banded. 



29. An. culicifacies, sp. n. AVings with 4 spots on the costa, as 



in An. superpictus, but both thorax and abdomen scaly, and 

 the latter conspicuously basally banded, when fresh. 



30. An. pictus, Loew. With 2 jirominent, and a third indistinct, 



yellow spots on the dai-k costa. 



31. An. funentus, Giles. Wings with tlie black costa interrupted 



by 3 white spots, in addition to a large apical spot ; fringe 

 interrupted at all but the 6th junction. Last $ , palp 

 joint all white. 



32. An. Listoni, sp. n. Wing resembles An. funestus, but with 



a large additional spot near the base, and the ? , palps 

 minutely white-tipped only. 



33. An. Indicus, Theob. Wings with the apically black costa 



interrupted by 4 small yellow spots, and a basal dot ; fringe 

 with 3 yellow patches. Otherwise like Grassi's superpictus. 

 33a.^?i. sp. ant. var. n., near Inrhcun. Having large black costal 

 spot sub-divided on I., and with an additional pale interrup- 

 tion of the internal wing fringe. 



34. An. Bhodesiensis, Theob. Wings with 3 prominent white 



spots on the black costa and a yellow apical spot ; other 

 long veins and fringe, entirely pale-bx'own-scaled. 



35. An. miniimis, Theob, Wings with costa black, interrupted 



by 3 obvious creamy spots, and a fourth on the apex ; long 

 veins, dark scaled, saving middle of III ; fringe interrupted 

 at all longitudinal junctions, except the sixtli. Thorax 

 slaty, with deep brown lateral lines. 



36. An. punciipennis, Say. Costa black, with a single large 



yellow spot, opposite the fork-stems, in addition to an 

 apical spot : fringe black, except opposite ant. 5th junct. 

 VI. pale m middle, black at apex and base ; knees and 

 apices of tibiae yellow. 



37. An. pscudopunciipennis, Theob. Closely resembles the 



above, but the internal wing fringe is spotted at each longi- 

 tudinal junction and VT. has basal half pale, and the apical, 

 dark except just at junction. 



B. Wings with the costa uniformly coloured, but with an apical spot. 

 /. With the tarsi not obviously banded. 



38. An. Lindesaijii, Giles. Wings with a large yellowish patch, 



involving all long veins to III. inclusive, on its apex, and a 



