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tliird of the length of the proboscis ; those of the $ are as long, or longer 

 than the proboscis. Wings with similar venation to that of typical Culex, 

 but the fork-cells short." 



Table of Species of the Genus Stegomyia. 



A. The proboscis with a pale band in both sexes. 



1. S. notoscriiita, Skuse. Thorax elaborately adorned with 



fine white lines, femora with longitudinal white lines. 



2. 8. periskelata, sp. n. Thorax unadorned, all the femora 



with a broad white garter a little above the apex. 



B. The proboscis with a pale band in one sex. 



3. 8. pipersalata, sp. n. Proboscis banded in the <^ but 



not in the J . Wings and body brindled throughout, 

 with intermixed black and wliite scales. 



C. The proboscis unhanded. 



a. Last hind tarsal joints all white. 



a. With some of the other tarsal joints basally light banded. 



4. 8. fasciata (Fabr.). Thorax dark, with prominent white, 



lyre-shaped adornment. 



5. 8. scutellaris, Walker. Thorax black, with a broad medium 



white line in front, but without lateral curved lines. 



6. 8. sugens (Wied.). Thorax red-brown, with 2 pairs of 



silvery lateral spots. 



7. 8. nigeria, Theobald. Thorax nearly black, with 2 short 



rows of white scales across the front, and a pair of 

 lateral white spots, just visible from above. 



)8. With some of the other tarsal joints apically light banded. 



8. 8. Marshallii, Theobald. Thorax dark grounded, with 



chestnut scales, and 2 distinct, and 1 indistinct pair of 

 . lateral white spots. 



b. With some of the tarsal joints basally banded, but the last joint of 

 hind legs not entirely white. 



i. The abdominal segments with pale basal bands and lateral spots. 



9. 8. Africana, Theobald. Thorax dark, with white adorn- 



ment. 



10. 8. sexlineata, Theobald. Thorax nearly black, with 6 



fine, longitudinal white lines, femora spotted, but not 

 striped. 



ii. The abdominal segments with basal bands expanding at the 

 sides to form lateral lines. 



11. 8. Grantii, Theobald. Thorax chestnut, with elaborate 



adornment of fine white lines. Upper leg joints with 3 

 white longitudmal stripes. 



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