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black portions, the largest light area being that quite at the 

 base ; there is also an apical spot ; the remaining long veins are 

 mainly black, but all of them show short lengths of white scales, 

 and a line of these, over the cross veins, combined with one of the 

 costal spots, forms a distinct light stripe across the wing ; the 

 fringe is dark, except at the apex, and indistinct paler patches 

 opposite one or two of the longitudinal junctions. Tarsi dark, 

 unhanded. Thorax and abdomen much as in An. fitnestus, mihi. 



Head black, with a robust frontal tuft, forked scales mostly dai-k m 

 the 2 . but with many white ones behind in the J . Palpi of ? black, 

 with two narrow rings, and a minute tip of white, slightly shorter than 

 the proboscis ; those of the ^ as long as the proboscis, black tipped, 

 but with two whitish bands. 



This species a good deal resembles An.fwnestua, but has an additional 

 white spot close to the base of the costa, and there are no sharply 

 defined interruptions of the internal wing-fringe, as in that species. 

 Length. — 3"5 to 4 mm. 



Habitat. — Sent me from Elliclipur in the Berars (India) by Lieut. 

 Glen Listen, I. M.S., who has evidently a keen " eye for species," as he 

 in his accompanying letter pointed out the distinctness of this form, and 

 of An. Theobahli from other known Indian members of the genus. It 

 was still active in Ellichpur in Januar3'. 



33. ANOPHELES INDICUS, Theob. (Monog. I, p. 183). 



? . — Wings almost exactly as in An. szqjerpictus, Grassi, but 

 the internal fringe has three pale patches. Tarsi unhanded. 

 Thorax pale ochreous with pale golden linear scales and black 

 bristles. Abdominal segments dark lustrous brown, some of 

 them with yellowish reflections in the middle. 



Head black, with creamy and black-forked scales, the pale ones in 

 the middle ; palpi dai*k brown with the apex and two apical rmgs on the 

 next joints yellowish. Legs dark brown to black, a small yellow spot 

 on the apices of the femora and tibia- ; coxic ochreous. Halteres with 

 almost white stems and fuscous knobs. 



I have not seen this species, the type being in a private collection, 

 but it appears to be very near Grassi's superpictus as to the differences 

 from wliich Mr. Theobald writes. 



" Observations. — The aboAe is the description of a $ from Madras, 

 and is seemingly related to Grassi's A. supcrpictits, the wings, &c., being 

 almost identical. The chief diflerence I can detect is, that in the Indian 

 specimen the legs have no traces of tarsal banding, and the fringe has 

 three yellow patches, which- are absent in the type of Grassi's super- 

 pictus. The specimen was taken in a house near Madras, by Captaui 

 Cornwall. From A. fitnestus it differs in the position of the cross- 

 vein." Length. — 3 to 3"5 mm. 



Time of capture. — December in Madras. 



