1912.] E. Brunetti : Catalogue of Oriental CnHcidae. 435 



the Culicidae may be divided into four sub-families, principally 

 on the comparative length of the palpi in the sexes, the division 

 is an arbitrary and not a natural one, and from his observations 

 I entirely agree with him. Blanchard (Moust., 218-219, figs. 184- 

 185) gives an extensive account of the characters of this group. 



MEGARHINUS, Rob. Desv. 



Add. Ref. — Blanch., Moust., 220, 221 (tab. of all spp.). 



Theob., Monog. Culic, iv, 128 (tab. of spp.); 

 v, 96 (tab. of spp.). 

 N.B. — Theobald says {loc. cit., v, 95) the genus is not Orien- 

 tal, being only found in North and South America and the West 

 Indies. 



M. amboincnsis, Dol. 



M. lew^aldii, Ludlow. 



M. minimus, Theob. 



M. splendens, W. 



The first two are definitely referred to Toxorhynchites, the 

 last two probably belong there also. 



TOXORHYNCHITES, Theob. 



Type of genus. T. brevipalpis, Theob., from Natal. 

 Add. Ref. — Leices. , Culic. Malaya, 59. 



T. amboinensis, Dol. {M egarhinus) . 

 Add. Ref.— Blanch., :\Ioust., 266, cf $ . 



T. argenteotarsis, Ludlow. 1906. 



Can. Ent., xxxviii, 367, 9 . 



Theob., Monog. Culic. v, 100, 2 . 

 Type in Army Medical Museum, Washington. 

 Described from 5 5 9 from Margosatubig, Mindanao, Phil. 

 Is. , June and July. Is near speciosus, Skuse, and marshalli, Theob. 



T. gilesii, Theob. 



Monog. Culic, i, 227, cf 9 ; note o/>. cit., v, 99. 



Described originally as distinct, it was relegated to a syno- 

 nym of inimiscricors, liut is reinstated. 



Locs.— Sikhim, vSylhet, 7-vi-05 ; i3-vii-05 \Hall\\ Calcutta. 

 Ceylon, Upper Burma, Singapore [Finlayson' . 



