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Phlebotomus nigerrimus, Newstead. Length of female 2\ 

 mm. Integument black. Second segment of palpi slightly 

 longer than the 3rd. Abdominal hairs recumbent. 



2. African Species. 



Phlebotomus duboscqii, Neveu-Lemaire. About the same 

 size as P. minutus. General colour pale yellow. Wing 

 narrow, about three times as long as broad : 2nd marginal 

 cell less than a third the length of the wing. 



3. Oriental Species. 



According to Annandale P./a/^^a^zV, Rondani, is found 

 in Northern India. 



P. argentipes, Annandale. Head and abdomen brown ; 

 dorsum of thorax dark brown or blackish ; sides of thorax, 

 coxae, and trochanters yellowish ; legs, antennae, and palpi 

 grey ; the whole, especially the legs, with a silvery sheen. 

 Wings grey with bluish iridescence and silvery sheen. 

 Greatest breadth of wing about a third its length ; greatest 

 length of 2nd marginal cell (" first fork-cell ") about a third 

 the length of the wing. India. 



P. major, Annandale. Uniform grey with strong silvery 

 lights, disk of wings with a bluish iridescence. Greatest 

 breadth of wing not quite a third its length ; greatest 

 length of 2nd marginal cell a little more than a third the 

 length of the wing. India. 



P. malabaricus, Annandale. Thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 (except coxae and trochanters) brown with a tinge of purple 

 and with silvery lights ; wings purplish, strongly iridescent. 

 Greatest breadth of wing about a third its length ; greatest 

 length of 2nd marginal cell nearly half the length of the 

 wing. South India. 



P. babu, Annandale. Silvery grey. Greatest breadth of 

 wing between one-fourth and one-fifth its length; greatest 

 length of 2nd marginal cell less than one-fourth the length 

 of the wing. India. 



P. himalayensis, Annandale. Yellowish-grey with silvery 

 lights. Greatest breadth of wing slightly over one-fourth its 

 length ; greatest length of 2nd marginal cell a little more 



