372 Mr. F. V. Theobald. On the Culicidce of India, 



interrupted by five white spots and an apical spot ; fringe with pale 

 patches where the veins join the borders ; veins mainly dark scaled, 

 but with pale areas. 



Length. 3'5 to 4 mm. 



Habitat. Ellichpur, Behars ; Shahjahanpur, N.W.P. 



Observations. This species can at once be told by the last two tarsi 

 of the hind legs only being white. 



The female only known. 



Anopheles maculatus. (Theobald.) 

 'Mono. Culicid.,' 1, p. 171 (1901). 



Thorax slaty-grey, with darker longitudinal lines and snowy-white 

 scales; abdomen black, with yellowish hairs, very dense apically, 

 giving the apex a dense yellow tinge. Palpi black scaled, apical joint 

 white, also base and apex of the penultimate and apex of the others. 

 Legs with femora, tibiae and metatarsi banded with pale yellow ; fore 

 and mid tarsi with narrow yellow bands, hind tarsi with broad white 

 ones, last joint pure white. Wings with four large and two small 

 black costal spots ; veins mostly pale scaled with small black spots ; 

 fringe with pale spots where the veins join the border. Male palpi 

 brown, apical joint dilated, white on one side and a small white spot 

 on the other side near the base ; apex of penultimate joint white, and 

 another pale ring towards the base of the palp. 



Length. 3'5 to 4 mm. 



Habitat. Lahore ; Punjaub (Christophers) ; Hong Kong (Eees). 



Observations. Described from specimens from Hong Kong. Dr. 

 Christophers also sends specimens. Easily distinguished by the last 

 hind tarsal only being white. Captain James, I.M.S., sent me notes 

 on the larvae of this species from Hong Kong, the larvee being found 

 in the shallow pools of marshy ground on the granite soil near Hong 

 Kong. 



Anopheles Sinensis. (Wiedemann.) 



' Aussereurop. Zweifliig. Insek.,' p. 547 (1818); 'Mono. Culicid.,' 1, 

 p. 137 (1901), Theobald. 



Thorax slaty-grey, with purplish longitudinal stripes and narrow 

 pale golden scales and minute dark specks. Abdomen brownish-black 

 and testaceous, with long golden hairs and traces of paler apical 

 borders. Legs brown, paler below; tibiae and tarsi with either apical or 

 apical and basal pale bands, except the last two of the fore and mid 

 legs. Palpi densely scaled with dark brown scales, apex white, and 

 with other white bands. Costa dark brown, with two large yellow 

 spots. 



