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Pretoria, and from an eagle, probably A. rapax, which had been in captivity for 

 three days, near Lourenco Marques. 



Er.liidnophaga larina, Roths. From a wild pig, Hartley, Southern Rhodesia. 



Order Diptera. 

 Family Culicidae. 



The following is a provisional list furnished by Mr. Knab of the National 

 Museum at Washington, who has most of my Culicidae in hand at the present 

 time. A few species were named by Mr. Austen. 5 " 



Myzomyia (Pyretopliorus) costalis, Lw. The most abundant Anopheline on the 

 coast, found practically everywhere ; breeds even in the brackish lagoons along 

 the shore line. The recognised malaria transmitter. 



Myzorhynckus mauritianus, Grrp. Fairly common in the Province. Visits 

 houses in company with 31. costalis, but never occurs in such large numbers. 



Gulex fatigans, Wied. Extremely common and numerous everywhere; breeds 

 in company with M. costalis and S. fasciata. 



Banksinella (Culex) luteolateralis, Theo. 



Culex decens, Theo. (Heptaphlebomyia simplex, Theo.). 



Culex salisburiensis, Theo. From the Lower Zambesi River ; named by Mr. 

 Austen. 



Culex thalassius, Theo. 



Culex tipuliformis, Theo. (theileri, Theo.). 



Culex tigripcs, Grp. Determined by Mr. Austen. 



Culex univittatus, Theo. 



Eretmopodites sp. 



31ansonioides (Mansonia) uniformis, Theo. From Lower Zambesi River. 



Oclderotatus ( Grabhamia) durbanensis, Theo. 



Ochlerotatus hirsutus, Theo. (Culex transvaalcnsis, Theo.). 



Stegomyia (Scutomyia) sugens, Wied. 



Stegomyia africana, Theo. Determined by Mr. Austen. 



Stegomyia fasciata, F. (calopus, Mg.) Common everywhere in the Province, 

 being, with Culex fatigans, the most numerous mos;|uitos ; they breed in pools 

 with 31. costalis, even in brackish water, as well as in artificial receptacles. 



Family Chironomidae. 



Ccratopogon castaneus, Walk.f This species seems to be confined to the high veld 

 of South Africa. I have taken it at Pretoria and in trains on the Lourenco 

 Marques-Pretoria railway, but only after the train had reached the high veld. 



Ceratopogon sp. Specimens of this undetermined species were taken in the 

 Lomagundi District, Southern Rhodesia, in November, 1909, at the end of 

 the dry season, before the rains had commenced. 



* [For the sake of uniformity, this list has been altered in accordance with Mr. F. W. Edwards' 

 revision of the African Culicidae, recently published in this Bulletin (II, pt. 3, pp. 241-268, and 

 III, pt. 1, pp. 1-53). The names used by the author are given in brackets. — 'Ed.] 



f [This identification appears to need confirmation, as Mr. E. E. Austen has pointed out that 

 the species was originally described from Sierra Leone, and the only other authentic specimens 

 known to him are from Southern Nigeria. (See Bulletin, III, pt. 1, p. 106).— Ed.] 



