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SPECIES OF ANOPHELINiE 



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Differentiation of species. 

 Proboscis unhanded. 

 Apex of palps pale. 



Fringe spots present at all veins except sixth." 

 Tarsal banding distinct though not conspicuous. 

 Third longitudinal light 

 Third longitudinal dark 



funesta. 

 funesta var. 

 umbrosa. 



listoni. 



Tarsal banding absent or very narrow and indistinct 



A. 



Fringe spots absent or present only at two or three veins. 

 Palps with three pale bands. 



No fringe spots .. .. .. .. ..A. rhodesiensis. 



Two fringe spots . . . . . . . . . . A. culicifacies. 



Palps with pale apex only . . . . . . A. nili. ^ 



Apex of palps dark. 



Black apex narrow . . . . . . . . . . A. turkhudi. 



Black apex broader . . . . . . . . . . A. hispaniola. 



Proboscis with apical half white . . . . . . . . A. albirostris. 



A. aconita. 

 Group 7. Mesothorax with blue scales. 

 {Pyretophorus^. Blanchard.) 



Fig. 37. Anopheles {Pyretophorus) neavei. (Group 7.) 



General characters of group. 



Appearance. Mostly rather light brown species with notably long 



and thin palps. 

 Markings. Wings with four dark spots usually not completely 

 broken. Wing fringe spots mo.st frequently absent 

 from sixth vein. 

 Palps. With three bands or four. Sometimes with dark 



apex. 

 Legs. Free from speckling or marked banding of tarsus. 



* Though most of the members of the genus Pyretophorus are included 

 here, this generic name cannot be employed, as P. costalis Loew, the type 

 species, clearly belongs to a separate group. 



