Genus Myzomyia. 41 



East Coast about ten miles from Madras, and was sent me by 

 Dr. Stephens. The letter bears Dr. Christophers' name. 



When fresh Capt. James says there are three white palpal 

 bands, an apical broad one extending over nearly half of each 

 palp and two very narrow basal ones. 



Genus MYZOMYIA, Blanchard. 



Grassia. Theobald. Journ. Trop. 



Med., Vol. II., p. 181 (1902). 

 Myzomyia. Blanchard. C. r. Soc. 



Biol, Paris, Yol. XXIII, p. 795 



(1902). 



The following are the known species in this genus : — 



1. M. funesta, Giles, Mem. Liv. Seh. Trop. Med. Mem. 2, p. 50 (1900) ; 



Hand-Book of Gnats, p. 162 (1900) (Central and Western Africa, 

 Sudan, Philippine Islands). 



Kumasii, Chalmers, The Lancet, Nov. 1900, Kumasi. 



var. umbrosa, Theobald, Mem. Liv. Sch. Trop. Med. App. 

 p. vi. (1900). 



var. subumbrosa, Theobald, idem, p. vi. (1900). 



2. M. rossii, Giles, Journ. Trop. Med. Oct. (1899) (India, Malay States, 



China, Philippine Islands). 



vagus, Donitz, Beit. Kennt. d'Anop. p. 80 (1902). 



3. M. ludlowii, Theobald, Mono. Culicid. Vol. III., p. 42 (1903) (Philip- 



pine Islands, Malay). 



4. M.rhodesiensis, Theobald, idem, Vol. I., p. 184 (1901) (Central Africa). 



5. M. culicifacies, Giles ( 9 , non <$), Ent. Monthly Mag. p. 197 (1901) 



(Central Provinces, Berars, Madras, India). 



listoni, Giles, Ent. Monthly Mag. p. 197 (1901). 

 indica, Theobald, Mono. Culicid. Vol. I., p. 183 (1901). 

 culicifacies, Giles, Ent. Monthly Mag. p. 197, 9(6 = turkhudi). 



6. M. listoni, Liston (non Giles), Ind. Med. Gaz. Vol. XXXVI., p. 12 



(1901) (India, Federated Malay States). 



Christopher si, Theobald, Proc. Roy. Soc. Eng. Vol. LXIX., 



p. 378 (1902). 

 fluviatilis, Christophers (1901) ms. 



7. M. longipalpis, Theobald, Mono. Culicid. Vol. III., p. 37 (1903) (British 



Central Africa). 



8. M. leptomeres, Theobald, idem, Vol. III., p. 38 (1903) (India). 



9. M. lutzii, Theobald, ibidem, Vol. I., p. 177 (1901) (Brazil, British 



Guiana). 



