﻿290 S. A. NEAVE — NOTES ON THE BLOOD-SUCKING 



Haematopota stimulans, Aust. 



This species is represented in my collection only by a single Q from the 

 Serenje district of Northern Rhodesia, taken in December. It appears however, 

 judging by the material received by the Research Committee, to be not un- 

 common to the west and north-west of Lake Nyasa. 



Haematopota mactans, Aust. 



This is a common and widely distributed insect, occurring chiefly in the low 

 ground and main river valleys of Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, German East 

 Africa and the coast belt of British East Africa. I managed to capture a 

 number of males in various localities ; they were mostly taken drinking at damp 

 sand during the heat of the day. 



Haematopota inornata, Aust. 



A few individuals of this little known species were taken in the Mpanga 

 Forest, Toro, Western Uganda, in November 1911. 



Haematopota alluaudi, Sure. 



Very large numbers of this fly, including what appears to be a great range 

 of colour variations, were swarming in the forests on Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare 

 range in February and March 1911. 



Haematopota distincta, Ric. 



This species, which has hitherto been recorded only from Nyasaland, was taken 

 in several localities in German East Africa and also on the top of the Aberdare 

 range in British East Africa, at an elevation of nearly 10,000 ft. It is worthy 

 of note that it occurred in rather open moorland country at the top of the 

 mountain, whilst H. alluaudi swarmed near by in the forest, but not outside it. 

 A single c? of this species was taken. 



Haematopota hirta, Ric. (PI. XI, fig. 4.) 



Though not strictly a forest species, this insect occurs chiefly in grassy 

 clearings, papyrus swamps, etc., in the neighbourhood of forest. It is common 

 both in British East Africa and Uganda. The males, which are remarkably 

 hairy little insects, occasionally occur in very large numbers. Thus, on a small 

 marsh on the Kikuyu Escarpment in two days 91 males, besides a few females, 

 were taken. 



Haematopota furva, Aust.* (Pi. XI, fig. 7.) 



This species swarms all over the forested areas in Uganda and British East 

 Africa, coming nearly as far east as Nairobi. The males are not easy to locate 

 and only a few were obtained. 



Haematopota ugandae, Ric. 



This is a common forest species throughout Southern Uganda and the Nyanza 

 Province of British East Africa. 



* See below, p. 334. 



