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



Habitat. Naini Tal. 



Observations. Very like C. fatigans, from which it can be told by the 

 relatively longer legs, smaller thoracic scales, and abdominal ornamen- 

 tation. 



Genus Panoplites. (Theobald.) 

 'Mono. Culicid.,' ii, p. 173 (1901), Theobald. 



Three species of this genus occur in India. They may easily be 

 identified from other culices by the broad asymmetrical wing scales. 

 The table below will be sufficient to identify them : 



A. Thorax unspotted. uniformis. (Theobald.) 



B. Thorax spotted. 



Yellowish-brown ; wings with border-scales broad and asymme- 

 trical, annulifera. (Theobald.) 

 Blackish-brown ; wings with border-scales narrow. 



annulipes. (Walker.) 



1. Panoplites uniformis. (Theobald.) 

 Panoplites Africanus. (Theobald.) 

 ' Mono. Culicid.,' ii, p. 180 (1901), Theobald. 



An abundant species in South India, and also occurs in the Malay 

 Peninsula. 



I feel certain now that the Panoplites from Africa that I have 

 described as P. Africanus ('Mono. Culicid.,' ii, p. 187) is only this 

 species. Undoubted P. Africanus have been sent me by Mr. Green 

 from Ceylon. The African form is very variable, and I now find the 

 same of the Indian. 



2. Panoplites annulifera. (Theobald.) 

 ' Mono. Culicid.,' ii, p. 183 (1901), Theobald. 



Occurs all over India, Malay Peninsula, and East Indies. It has 

 also been recently sent me from Manila. Easily told from the following 

 by its much paler hue, smaller size, and more banded and spotted 

 appearance of the legs. 



3. Panoplites annulipes. (Walker.) 

 C. dives. (Schiner.) 

 C. new. (Doleschall) ? 



' Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond.,' 1, p. 5 (1857), Walker; ' Mono. Culicid.,' 

 ii, p. 185 (1901), Theobald. 



Much the same distribution as the above, but most abundant in the 



