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17. C simpsoni, Theo., J. Econ. Biol. I, p. 28 (1905). 



Additional locality : British East Africa (Masongoleni, S. A. Neave). 



18. C. pruina, Theo., Kept. Liverp. S. Trop. Med., Mem. IV, App. p. viii(1901). 

 Additional locality : Sierra Leone (Daru, Dr. J. 0. Murphy). 



20. C. guiarti, Blanch., Les Moustiques, p. 629 (1905). 



C. laurenti, Newst. (Ann. Trop. Med., I, p. 24, 1907), is synonymous. The 

 lateral whitish spots on the abdomen are folded inwards, and so not visible till 

 the specimen is carefully examined. The colouring of the femora agrees with 

 that of the type of C. guiarti. 



Additional localities : S. Nigeria ; Nyasaland. 



23. C. invidiosus, Theo., Mon. Cul. II, p. 329 (1901). 

 Additional locality : Nyasaland. 



25. C. pilifems, Theo., Mon. Cul. IY, p. 274 (1907). 



This is closely allied to the European C. geniculatus, Olivier (which probably 

 has nothing to do with C. hortensis, Ficalbi), and the North American C. apicalis, 

 Adams. Possibly all three may be varieties of the same species. 



26. C. ilisignis ? Carter, Bull. Ent. Ees. II, p. 37 (1911). 



Additional locality : Lagos (Dr. W. H. Sieger). Usually the fifth abdominal 

 segment has a pale apical band, as well as the second, third and fourth. 



Genus Protomelanoconion, Theo. 

 Mon. Cul. V, p. 462 (1910). 



1. P. fuscum, Theo., Mon. Cul. V, p. 463 (1910). 



This species, or one extremely similar, occurs in India under the name of 

 Stegomyia brevipalpis, Giles. There are six specimens in the British Museum 

 labelled " Stegomyia brevipalpis, type, G. M. Giles "; of these, three Q Q are 

 Steg. microptera, Giles, two more (Q) represent two indeterminable species of 

 Culex, while the sixth, a male, agrees with Giles' description and figure of 

 S. brevipalpis. So far as I can see it only differs from P. fuscum $ in having 

 the fore and mid claws (at least the larger one) minutely toothed. Thus this 

 genus must rest entirely on the structure of the male palpi, the apical joint of 

 which is almost as short as in Mansonioides. 



Genus Culiciomyia, Theo. 

 Mon. Cul. IY, p. 227 (1907). 



Trichorhync hits, Theo., J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. p. 240 (1905), (nee 



Trichorhynchus, Balbiani, 1887). 

 Neomelanoconion, Theo., Mon. Cul. IV, p. 514 (1907). 

 Pectinopalpus, Theo., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) Y, p. 375 (1910). 

 The type species of Trichorhynchus (T. fuscus) and of Culiciomyia (C. 

 inornata\ are, I find, synonymous. Fortunately, however, Theobald's Trieho- 

 rhynchus is preoccupied by a genus of Protozoa, and so there is no need to change 



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