MOSQUITO NOTES — II. 7) 



with Swcllcngrcbel in placing moliiccensis as a variety of anniilipes ; the latter, 

 apart from its much larger size, shows some quite good differences in the wing- 

 markings. 



The three forms under consideration appear to be separable as follows (in the 

 female sex) : — 



(1) --1. punctitlatiis, Donitz, typical form. Proboscis pale on the apical half, at least 

 on the underside. Second joint of palpi about equal in length to the third and fourth 

 together ; its basal half black, and a narrow dark ring close to the tip of the white 

 apical half. New Guinea. 



There is no specimen exactly answering to this description in the British Museum, 

 and Swellengrebel states that he has not met with it. Probably, therefore, Donitz 

 may have described and figured a somewhat aberrant specimen of the following. 



(2) A. pnnctitlatus var. nioluccensis (Swellengrebel). Proboscis entirely black, or 

 with a rather small pale area on the underside towards the tip. Second joint of palpi 

 markedly longer than the third and fourth together ; its basal three-fifths or more 

 black, and a broader black ring towards the tip. New Guinea ; Moluccas. 



This is .4. piinctidaiiis in the sense in which I have previously understood it. 



(3) A. punctitlatus var. tesselattis, Theobald. Probo.scis pale on the apical half 

 (above and below). Second joint of palpi markedly longer than the third and fourth 

 together ; its basal half black, its apical half entirely white. Oriental Region ; also 

 reported by Swellengrebel from Ceram, but this may prove to be the true punchtlahts. 



Anopheles amictus, sp. nov. 



Differs from A. annulipes, Walker, as follows : — Proboscis entirely dark-scaled in 

 both sexes. Antennae of the female shorter and stouter, especially the last few- 

 joints, which are neither thinner nor longer than those immediately preceding, the last 

 ten joints all being of about the same length and thickness. Abdomen rather densely 

 clothed with broad, flat scales on all segments except the first ; on the dorsal surface 

 the scales are mostly yellowish, with a patch of dark ones in the middle of segments 

 4-6 ; on the ventral surface the scales are mostly whitish and less numerous towards 

 the base. White spots on the legs larger, the posterior surface of the front tibiae 

 being almost entirely white. First longitudinal vein with 14-18 small black spots ; 

 no long ones. 



Queensland : Townsville {G. F. Hill), type $ and one (^, presented by the 

 Imperial Bureau of Entomology. 



The differences between this and A. annulipes seem to be too great to fall within 

 the limits of specific variation, especiahy as regards the abdomen and antennae ; 

 nevertheless, the two are certainly very closely allied, and some specimens show 

 intergradation in some respects. A female from Townsville, 2.ii.l903 {F. P. Dodd), 

 agrees with the above detinition, and also shows a further difference from A. annulipes 

 in that the second, third and fourth joints of the hind tarsi have distinct whitish 

 rings at the base as well as at the tip. A female from Port Darwin agrees with this. 

 A female from Townsville {F. H. Taylor), and another from Cardington, Queensland 

 [F. H. Taylor), have the scaly abdomen of A . amictus, but the antennae are somewhat 

 more slender apically, the proboscis is pale on the apical half, the integument of the 

 mesonotum is ochreous, and the first vein has long black spots. The last two specimens 

 may possibly be A. mastersi, Skuse, but regarding both A. mastersi and A. musivus 

 Skuse states that the last abdominal segment bears .scales, implying that the others 

 do not. Besides the above-mentioned forms, examples of normal A. annulipes have 

 been taken at Townsville. 



