.{ustralasian Species of OchlevotAtus. 523 



20. Large species (7-8 mm.) : abdominal seg- 



ments witli basal greyish bands, indented 

 iu the middle ; male palpi four-jointed, 

 the joints all about equal iu len^^tb, nearly 



one-fourth shorter than proboscis 19. crucians. 



Smaller species (o mm.) 21. 



21. Abdomen with narrow pale bands at the 



bases of the segments; "deep umbrous 

 brown, with an almost imperceptible 



violet reflection " 21, macleayl. 



Abdomen with basal lateral yellow spots, 

 most conspicuous on segments 5-7 ; violet- 

 brown in general colour 22, bupengarycnsit. 



Si/nonymical ^otes, 



1. 0. notoscriptus, Skuse (Culex), Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W, 



ser. 2, vol. iii. p. 1738 (1889). 



Stegomyia notoscripta, Theo. Mon. Cul, i. p. 28G (1901). 

 Scutomyia notoscripta, Theo. Gen, Ins. Cul. p. 19 (1905). 



2. 0. purpureas, Theo. Mon. Cul. v. p. -179 (1910). 



Molpemyia purpurea, Theo. /, c. 



Though tliis is only known from the female, it seems to be 

 an almost typical Ochlerotatus. 



3. 0. aculeatus, Theo. Mon. Cul. iii. p. 233 (1903). 

 Gilesia aculeata, Theo. /. c. 



4. 0. australiensis, Theo. Mon. Cul. v. p. 313 (1910). 

 Leiicomyia australiensis, Theo, I. c. 



5. 0. vittiqer, Skuse, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. ser. 2, vol. iii, 



p. 1728 (1889). 



Culex vittiger, Skuse, /. c, 



6. 0. vandema, Strick. Eutomologistj xliv, p. 202 (1911). 

 Culicada vandema, Strick, I, c. 



7. 0. stricklandi, nom. nov. 



Grabhamia australis, Strick. Entomologist; xliv. p. 1.33 (1911), nee 

 O. (Cule.v) australis, Erichs. 



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