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Group III 



Medium size dark mosquitoes. Apex of palpi 

 black. 



17. M. turkhudi. — Palpi, apices black, the 

 band not so broad as in Hispaniola ; third long vein 

 mostly dark, but varies ; pale interruption in 

 basal costal spot. India. Larvae resemble 

 Culex. Ova, very peculiar, type 3 (vide p. 222). 



18. M. hispaniola (Theo.) Spain. Third 

 longitudinal vein, mostly pale yellow, except at 

 the base and apex. Wing fringe with spots, except 

 w"here lower branch of fifth and sixth join the 

 costa. Basal portion of costa uniformly black. 



ig. M. rhodesiensis (Theo.) Rhodesia. — 

 Third longitudinal vein dark. Palps with only 

 two conspicuous bands. The palpi are much 

 longer and thinner than in M. funesta. The 

 veins are all dusky scaled. Base of the costa 

 black. In M. funesta there is a white inter- 

 ruption. Wings, costa three small white spots 

 and a yellow apical spot. Fringe unspotted, 

 except an apical spot (Fig. 51). 



Genus Cycloleppteron. — Wings with numerous 

 large inflated scales ; collected in patches or 

 irregularly disposed. 



Larval Characters (Theobald). — Antenna 

 without lateral branched hair. Clypeal hairs 

 simple. Palmate hairs, six pairs. Lanceolate. 



1. C. grabhamii. — Palpi unbanded. Jamaica. 



2. C. mediopunctatus. ^Pa.lpi banded, black 

 and gold. Brazil. 



Genus Stethomyia{crTr]Qa'; = hresiSt). — Head with 

 a median patch of flat scales. Palpi very thin. 



I. S. nimba. — ^^Wings unspotted. Thorax 

 brilliant silvery median band. S. America. 



