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make an appearance in the Neotropical Region. It is 

 doubtful whether all the species that have been described 

 are valid. 



I. European Species. 



Anopheles {Myzomyia) hispaniola, Theobald. Palpi brown 

 with three pale bands. Legs deep brown, not banded, but 

 tips of femora and tibiae pale. Two brown spots on the 

 scutum. Costa with five black spots ; wing-fringe with 

 several pale spots. Spain (and Tenerifife). 



A nopheles (' ' Pyretophorus ") superpictus, Grassi. Palpi with 

 three pale bands. All the tarsi with pale ends. Costa with 

 four black spots ; wing-fringe not spotted. South Europe. 



Anopheles {"Pyretophorus") cardamatisii, Newstead and 

 Carter. Said to be distinguished by the great length and 

 slenderness of the proboscis and palpi of the female. Athens. 



2. African Species: (a) PalcBarctic Region. 



Anopheles {^^Pyretophorus"') my zomy fades, Theobald. 

 Palpi with three pale bands and black tip. Legs brown ; 

 in the hind legs the tip of the tibia and of all the tarsal 

 segments pale. Costa with four black spots, and two very 

 small ones at base. Algeria. 



Anopheles (^^ Pyretophorus") chaudoyei, Theobald. Differs 

 from the last species in having the legs entirely brown. 

 Algeria. 



Anopheles Q' Pyretophorus") sergentii, Theobald. Palpi 

 with two white bands and white tip. Legs brown, not 

 banded. Wings dark; costa with four black spots. Very 

 much like A. palestinensis (see below), except that the black 

 spots of the costa are much larger than the pale spots with 

 which they are alternate. 



3. African Species: (b) Ethiopian Region. 

 Anopheles {Mysomyia) funestus, Giles. Palpi with two 

 white bands and white tip. Legs dark brown or black, not 

 banded. Costa black, with four small yellowish spots, not 

 mcluding two inconspicuous dots at the base; wing-fringe 

 spotted. A very common species, occurring up to 5000 



