THE NATURAL HISTORY OF BOMBAY MALARIA. 421 



Explanation of Plate I. 



No. 1 . Head of Male Anopheles showing proboscis, spatulate 

 palpi and plumose antennae. The banding of the 

 palpi in the male anopheles is not characteristic and 

 affords no help to recognition of the species. 

 Nos. 2-6. Heads and Appendages of Female Anopheles showing 

 characteristic banding of palpi. 

 No. 2. M. rossi. 

 No. 3. A. stephensi. 

 No. 4. M. barbirostris. 

 No. 5. A. jamesi. 

 No. 6. M. culicifacies. 



No. 7. Hind leg of M. rossi showing white bands at the joints. 

 No. 8. ,, ,, ,, A", stephensi showing speckling. 



No. 9. ,, ,, ,, M. barbirostris unhanded almost completely 



black. 

 No. 10. ,, ,, ,, A. jamesi showing the white tips and the 



speckling. 

 No 11. ,, ,, „ M. culicifacies unhanded black or dark 

 brown. 



Explanation of Plate II. 

 Key to larvae of Bombay Anopheles. 



(1) Diagram of Anopheles larva showing frontal hairs F. H., 



which must not be confused with feeding brushes F. B., 

 also palmate hairs or fans P. H. a pair of which is usually 

 present on most of the abdominal segments. 



(2) Complete palmate hair or fan from larva of M. rossi. 



(3) Single leaflet from palmate hair or fan of M. rossi. 



(4) ,, ,, „ ,, ,, „ ■„ „ A. stephensi. 



(5) 55 ,, 5, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, M. barbirostris . 



( 6 ) 55 ,, „ ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, N . jamesi. 



Note. — The palmate hairs on N. jamesi are very large and dis- 

 tinct, much more so than those on M. rossi, A. steph- 

 ensi and M. barbirostris. 



