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albilabris (Edwards), Culex {Lophoceraomyia) sp., Culex {Culi- 

 ciomyia) sp. in tree holes on Guadalcanal. Edwards (1926) reports 

 a series of adults of this species reared from larvae collected in a 

 coconut husk, in company with Aedes argenteus { = aegypti (Lin- 

 naeus, A. variegatus {-prohah\j= quasiscutellaris) , and several other 

 species in the Florida group. Paine and Edwards (1924) record solo- 

 monis from coconut husks in association with Aedes variegatus (prob- 

 ably quasiscutellaris Earner and Bohart) , Armigeres malayi (probably 

 hreinli Taylor), and Aedes alholineatus (Theobald) in the Russell 

 group. 



DistHhution. — Solomon Islands: Guadalcanal: Generally dis- 

 tributed on the north and northwest coasts (JNB et al., A. B. Gurney, 

 J. G. Franclemont, D. E. Beck et al., P. W. Oman) [U.S.N.M., CU, 

 JNB] . Florida : Tulagi [as Guadalcanar] ( A. G. Garment) , Edwards 

 (1924) ; Port Purvis, Gela (C. H. G. White), Edwards (1926) ; Siota 

 (K. L. Knight [U.S.N.M.]. Russell: Ufa, Fai-ami (Paine), Paine 

 and Edwards (1929). New Georgia: Segi Point (C. O. Berg) 

 [U.S.N.M.]; Munda (J. G. Franclemont) [U.S.N.M., CU, JNB]. 

 Bougainville: Empress Augusta Bay (A. B. Gurney, C. R. Bruck) 

 [U.S.N.M.] Treasury: [U.S.N.M.]; Sterling Island (J. H. Paullus) 

 [U.S.N.M]. "/SoZomtjn /s." (R- B. Eads) [U.S.N.M.]. 



New Caledonia : APO 502 [U.S.N.M.]. 



TRIPTEROIDES (MIMETEOMYIA) COHENI, new species 



FiGxjBEs 83, g;o4,d; 36, a, b ; 37, e 



Distinctive characters. — Adults: Unornamented. Outstanding 

 wing scales all narrow on dorsal surface of veins. Proboscis 1.4 as 

 long as front femur in the male, 1.2 in the female, very slender and 

 longer than the abdomen in both sexes. Male palpi 0.85 of proboscis, 

 female palpi 0.15. Scutal vestiture dense, shaggy ; one pair of anterior 

 dorsocentrals ; three or four pairs of prescutellars ; one strong posterior 

 pronotal. Abdomen dark dorsally, except for inconspicuous, partially 

 white lateral margins; venter light. Pleura almost completely cov- 

 ered with light scales. 



Larvae : Maxilla with three strong apical spines, the largest of these 

 is about half as long as the body of the maxilla. Thorax without 

 spines, with conspicuous stellate tufts. Abdomen with two or three 

 pairs of dorsal stellate tufts per segment. Comb teeth in a single row, 

 seven or eight in number. Siphon dark, with lateral and dorsal 

 spikes, index 2.5. Pecten of three or four fringed teeth. Ventral 

 brush of anal segment a single pair of hairs arising from the saddle. 



Description of male. — Wing : 3-4 mm. 



Head: Proboscis very slender, 1.4 as long as front femur, slightly 

 longer than abdomen, dark-scaled. Palpi approximately 0.85 as long 



