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THE AKOPHELES OF MALAYA-IIl. A NEW VARIETY OF 

 A. AEROTAENIATUS, THEO. 



By \. T. Stanton, 

 Jnstimefor Medica' Research, Fe^rated Malay States, 



ami 



H. r. Hackee, 



liilrnMlhnnl Ilmllh Commission. Malmjn. 



i,u,Mes oUmta^ilM-'s was .loscribe 1 by Theobald from specimens taken in Pevak, 

 Fedr£>llll; S«es (M„n. .„.. ,i„ p. 88, 1903). It ha, also been -o>« rem 

 theMa,a.lN.m.n,ab.U,e.t.(*,d^^^.M^^ 



GeneeX T I Ned. Ind. liv, p. 100, 1914) and Stanton (Ind. .Tom- Med. Res. m 

 p m 1915) It is an nnconnLon species in the Malayan veg.on and has not so far 

 been met with outside it. 



A distinct variety of albolam,al,,.s is now vecoided and to this vanety we propose 



to assign the name montanm. 



The larvae of this mosqu.to were found, along with the lai-vae of leucospl,;,ru^, Don 

 and iL;, Theo., and occasionally with those of „„,foo.<»., Theo., m .shaded pools 

 fnthecouv^e of a ungle stream at Ulu (iombak, Selangor, 6W feet above sea-le^el. 

 The water of the pools was clear, with dead leaves and twigs at the bottom. 



Lai^ae of the species <n„hros„s and alM„.m„l.s have hitherto ^een J-rded 

 chieflv from coastal areas, liefen-ing to the latter species Leicester sav s (btud In t^ 

 Med.Hes. iii, pt. S, p. 35) ■' the larva is evidently capable of living m water of a very 

 high degree of sahnity." , , , . ,, 



We are indebted t« Mr. F. W. Edwards of the British Museum who has kindl> 

 e:.a.miiied our specimens and aided us in fi..ing the systematic position of this 

 .\iiopheline. 



Anopheles albotaeniatus vav. montanus, nov. , , , j 



.^ large dark-coloured mosquito. I'alpi nnbanded. Wing costa jlark-scaled 

 with two vellow spots. -M.domen without scales. Hind legs with htth tarsal sog- 

 ment yellow-scaled and narrow yellow bauds at base and ape. of tarsal segments 



1, 2, 3 and 4. t> 7 ••»: i r 



O //,../. Tl.e nMial npri.ght tovked scales clothe the occipnt. Paljn mutormly 



dail'-scaled. Proboscis black-scaled, with brown tip. A,>lcnnac : segments o and 4 



with a few long outstanding scales. 



Thora..: The scutum is clothed with long hairs and below each antero-lateral 



margin there is a tuft, of black scales. ScaldUnu with long bristles. Protkorac.c Mjes 



witir tufts of long black scales projecting anteriorly. 



