Anopheles karwari. 



black spots corresponding to the large areas on the costa ; the 

 second longitudinal vein has three small dark spots on its main 

 stem and two on each of its branches ; the third longitudinal vein 

 is white-scaled except for a small dark spot at its commencement 

 and another at its termination ; the fourth longitudinal vein has 

 three dark-scaled areas on its main stem and two on each of its 

 branches ; the fifth longitudinal vein has a small spot at its 

 commencement, two spots on its anterior branch and one on its 

 posterior ; the sixth longitudinal vein has three small dark spots. 

 The wing fringe is interrupted by light- scaled areas at the termina- 

 tions of all the longitudinal veins. 



Habitat and observations. Collected by Lieutenant Willmore, 

 I.M.S., in Kashmir. Its larvae were found in a small clear puddle 

 formed by a spring at a height of 4,800 feet. 



It differs from J. stephensi in its abdomen being more thickly 

 scaled and having fewer hairs, as well as in the wing markings and 

 in having the terminal segment of the hind tarsus pure white. 



From A. maculatus (Theobald) it differs in having a thickly- 

 scaled abdomen. 



GROUP IV. 



Types : A. karwari, A. fuliginosux, A. jamesi, A. maculipalpis, 

 A. theobaldi and A. maculatus. 



7. ANOPHELES KARWARI (James). 



Reference .Theobald, Monog. Culicid , Vol. Ill, p. 102. 

 Synonym, Nysaorhynchus Karwan (Theobald). 



Palpi with four white bands. Thorax covered with snowy 

 white scales and some hairs ; abdomen thickly clothed with golden 

 hairs and with some scales on the last two segments. Legs not 

 speckled ; the terminal tarsal segment of the hind legs pure white. 



Head with white upright forked scales in front and dark 

 ones behind ; a small tuft of white hairs projecting forwards from 

 the head. 



Palpi thickly clothed with scales and marked with four white 

 bands ; tips of the palpi white ; the two terminal bands are broad 

 and equal, the other two are narrow, (See figure.) 



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