XXV .—A NNOTATED CATALOGUE OF 

 ORIENTAL CU LI C I D M . 



By E. Brunetti. 



INTRODUCTION. 



In presenting this Catalogue I desire to mention that its 

 preparation has been entirely a matter of compilation^ and that 

 I do not hold myself responsible for the validity of either the genera 

 or species contained herein As a matter of fact, not having 

 studied the Culicidce except to a most limited extent, I should not 

 feel competent either to support or contest the views of such ex- 

 perienced students of the group as those upon whose labours 

 the present work is, in the main, compiled. A casual examination, 

 however, of the slender characters upon which many of the recent 

 genera and species are established, coupled with the fact that 

 a large number of the latter have been described from single speci- 

 mens only, leads me to the presumption that a few more years' 

 careful study of the family is more likely to result in the reduction 

 than otherwise of the total number of what to-day are regarded as 

 distinct species. This is, of course, quite apart from new species 

 to be hereafter discovered, i 



The object of the Catalogue is to provide a systematic list of 

 the mosquitoes recorded from the Oriental Region, and therefore, 

 the comments are confined to questions of synonymy, or notes 

 of general interest, and do not touch upon either of those vast 

 sides of the subject, the biological and the medical. Brief inform- 

 ation regarding the life-history, if known, and bare statements 

 regarding the power, or otherwise, of any particular species to 

 convey malaria, will be found ; but detailed reports of experiments 

 or researches of an entirely medical or bacteriological nature, would 

 be out of place in a purely systematic list. Mr. Theobald's excel- 

 lent monograph of this family provides a lengthy list of works and 

 essays, on the medical aspect, and nearly all the recent works of 

 any size afford extensive information respecting life-histories, 

 generally with copious illustrations. 



1 The collection of the Indian Museum in this group has not yet been worked 

 out, except as regards Anopheles, and a few species amongst the other genera. It 

 is of considerable extent, and is being rapidly enlarged by continual acquisitions, 

 and at present is being worked out by Mr. Theobald. 



I may add here that during my three years' sojourn in the EJast I have myself 

 collected upwards of 1,500 specimens of Culicides, 



