Genus Pyretophorus. 69 



than half the length of the cell ; stem of the second posterior 

 cell slightly longer than the cell ; mid cross-vein, slightly behind 



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Fig. 16. 

 Wing of Pyretophorus sergentii. 9 • n. sp. 



the supernumerary, posterior about its own length distant from 

 the mid. 



Length. — 4 * 8 to 5 mm. 



Habitat. — Algeria (Dr. E. Sergent), 



Observations. — Described from two 9 's. The wings present 

 very marked differences to any African Anopheline yet described. 



Pyretophorus myzomyifacies. n. sp. 



Palpi with black apex and three pale bands. Wings with 

 six black costal spots, the large median one represented by two 

 small spots on the first long vein. Legs with minute pale apical 

 bands to hind tarsals. 



$ . Head similar to chaudoyei, but there are no other than 

 upright forked scales. Thorax with three dark longitudinal 

 lines on the ochreous brown surface, and with narrow-curved 

 pale scales, of uniform size all over the thorax. Abdomen brown 

 with pale and dusky golden hairs. 



The wings have six dark spots on the outer costal border, 

 the apical one small and spreading evenly on to the first long 

 vein, the second larger and spreading evenly on to the first long- 

 vein, the third much larger spreading evenly on to the sub-costal 

 vein but represented by a spot at each end only on the first 

 long vein ; fourth spot slightly smaller than the third, that 

 beneath it on the sub-costal a little shorter, and the one on the 

 first long vein smaller still, the two basal spots about equal in 

 size and not spreading on to the veins beneath ; the upper 

 branch of the first fork-cell has two dark areas, the lower one 

 small near apex and a larger one towards the base of the fork, 

 a small one just below the fork and another near the super- 



