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SPECIES OF ANOPHELIN^E 



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B. Wings with some pale areas. 



Hind tibiae with broad, white, apical band A. eiseni. 



Hind tibiae without broad band A. crucians. 



A". Costa shews at least one pale interruption. 

 (a) No true scales on mesothorax. 



Group 3. Wing veins do not shew any conspicuous admixture of dark 

 and light scales. 



(Patagiamyia. James. Type species A. gigas. Giles.) 



Fig. 34. Anopheles (Patagiamyia) gigas. (Group 3.) 



General characters of group. 



Appearance. Attitude Anopheles-like. Usually rather large Ano- 

 phelines of brownish colour. 



Markings. Wings spotted. Dark costal spots may be distinct and 

 well separated by pale areas but there are not four 

 main dark spots. 



Palps. Unbanded or with four narrow bands including 

 pale apex. 



Legs. Knee spots present. Tarsi unbanded or banded, 

 but not conspicuously. Except for a white band on 

 femur present in some species no other ornamentation 

 of legs. 



Scale structure. Head scales expanded. No prothoracic tuft. No 

 true scales on mesothorax. Abdomen may or 

 may not have scales on last few segments of 

 abdomen, but some scales are usually present, 

 especially in male. 



