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Palpi with four distinct bands. Beware 

 , -of speckling imitating fourth band. 

 (Note 1.) Speckling of legs generally 

 indistinct . . . , . . pulcherrima. 



Palpi with three bands including apex. 

 Beware of speckling imitating fourth band. 



Palpi prominently speckled. (Note 3.) Palpi 

 with two broad apical bands, one narrow 

 basal. Three hind tarsal segments com- 

 pletely white. Leg speckling pronounced, maculipalpis. 



Palpi not speckled. 



Three hind tarsal segments completely 

 white. One broad apical palpal band, 

 ' two 1 narrow. Leg speckling not very 

 pronounced ...... jamesi. 



Two hind tarsal segments completely white. 

 Broad white band above this. Palpi with 

 two broad apical, one narrow basal band theobaldi. 



2. One tarsal segment or less, completely white. 

 (Note 2.) 



There may be white tarsal banding as well. 



Palpi with four well marked white bands 

 (beware of speckling imitating fourth band). 



Half last tarsal segment white. Black ventral 

 scale tufts visible to naked eye. Three 

 spots on sixth longitudinal vein. . . halli. 



Extreme tip of last tarsal segment only 

 white. Five or six spots on sixth longi- 

 tudinal vein. 



Tibio-tarsal joints of hind legs broadly 

 banded white elegans. 



Tibic-tarsal joints not broadly banded white . punctulata. 



Palpi .with . three bands (including apex) 



Tip of palpi white. 

 ' Many scales on abdomen .... willmori. 



Scales only on last few segments . . . maculatus. 



Tip of palpi black indica. 



B. Tip of hind legs not white. 



a. Legs not speckled. 



1. Hind tarsi banded (joints light). 



Palpi unbanded. 



Wings more black than white. White spots small . barbirostrts. 

 Wings more light than black. Spots large and distinct. 



Hill species . gigas. 



Palpi with distinct bands. 



Tip of palpi black turkhudi. 



Tip of palpi white* 



Front tarsal joints broadly banded. Brown mosquito, rossii. 

 Front tarsal joints not broadly banded. Numerous 

 fringe spots. Dark species. Third long vein light, jeyporiensis, 



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