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and with two indistinct median lines. Abdomen dark brown, nearly 

 black. Legs brown with traces of bands on the fore and mid tibiae. 

 Costa mostly pale, with five or six black spots, all smaller than the 

 intervening clear spaces. According to Edwards A. (Pyretophorus) 

 nigrifasciatus, Theobald, is a synonym (see page 231). A. chaudoyei 

 is found in Algeria and Cyprus. 



Anopheles (sensu restricto) multicolor, Camboulin. A doubtful species 

 described from Suez and Cairo. 



Anopheles (Pyretophorus) cinereus, Theobald. Palpi with four white 

 bands, the terminal ones including the apices. Thorax ash grey in the 

 middle and dark brown at the sides. Abdomen dark. Legs thin, dark, 

 and spotted, last tarsal joints of all legs paler than the rest. Costa black 

 with three yellow spots. From British East Africa, Rhodesia, Transvaal, 

 Natal and the Cape. 



Anopheles (Pyretophorus) transvaalensis, Carter. A doubtful species 

 from East Africa, Transvaal and Natal. Edwards thinks it will prob- 

 ably prove to be A. funestus. 



Anopheles (Pyretophorus) siiperpictus, Grassi. Palpi with three white 

 bands, the apical joint and apex being entirely white. Thorax brown 

 with light scales. Abdomen brownish yellow. Legs brown with white 

 bands at most of the joints. Costa with four black spots, and one or 

 more in addition near the base. It is found all over Southern Europe, 

 and along the North African Coast. 



Anopheles (Pyretophorus) marshalli, Theobald. Palpi black, with a 

 white apical band, another of the same width close to it, and a smaller 

 one near the base. Thorax slate grey, and brown at the sides. Abdo- 

 men black with golden hairs. Legs brown, apices of all joints except 

 the last tarsal with small yellow bands. Costa with six small creamy 

 spots. From Uganda, British East Africa, Nyasaland, Rhodesia, An- 

 gola, and the Transvaal. 



Anopheles (Pyretophorus) pitcpfordi, Power, (in Giles). An imper- 

 fectly described species with four light spots on the costa. From Zulu- 

 land and Uganda. 



Anopheles (Myzomyia) flavicosta, Edwards. Palpi with three white 

 bands, a narrow one near the base, the last, including the tip, broad, 

 the intermediate band equally broad. Thorax ash grey with brown sides. 

 Abdomen dark brown with golden yellow hair. Costa with four black 

 spots, and black at the base. From Northern Nigeria. 



Anopheles (Pyretophorus) austeni, Theobald. Palpi with two broad 

 white bands, one forming the apex, and a much narrower third band. 



