Genus Stegomyia. 171 



Stegomyia amesii, Ludlow, Journ. N. York Ent. Soc, p. 139 (1903) 



(Philippine Islands). 

 Stegomyia W-alba, Theobald, Ann Mus. Natio. Hung. III., p. 74 (1905) 



(India). 

 Stegomyia pseudonivea, Theobald, idem, p. 75 (Singapore). 

 Stegomyia simpsoni, Theobald, Entomologist, XXXVIII., p. 224 (1905) 



(Transvaal). 

 Stegomyia poweri, Theobald, Journ. Eco. Bio. I., p. 18 (1905) (Natal). 

 Stegomyia annulirostris, Theobald, Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. XVI., 



p. 239 (1905) (Ceylon). 

 Stegomyia mediopunctata, Theobald, idem, p. 240 (Ceylon). 

 Stegomyia (?) brevipalpis y Giles, Handbk. Gnats, 2nd ed., p. 384 (N. W. 



Provinces, India). 

 Stegomyia (?) periskeleta, Giles, Handbk. Gnats, 2nd ed., p. 371 (1902) 



(India). 

 Stegomyia argenteomaculata, n. sp. (Narcodam Islands). 



SYNOPSIS OF STEGOMYIA. 



A. Proboscis banded. 



a. Legs basally banded. 



Thorax brown with scattered 

 creamy white scales annulirostris. Theobald. 



Thorax black with narrow- 

 curved golden scales periskeleta. Giles. 



aa. Legs with basal and apical banding. 



Fore legs with no bands ; mid with 

 apical and basal bands on first tarsal 

 and second tarsal; hind with basal 

 bands. 



Thorax white in front with a 

 brown eye-like spot on each 

 side thomsoni. Theobald. 



AA. Proboscis unhanded. 



/8. Legs basally banded. 



y. Abdomen basally banded. 



Thorax with one median silvery 



white line scutellaris. Walker. 



Thorax with 2 median yellow 



lines and lateral curved 



silvery lines fasciata. Fabricius . 



Thorax with 2 short median 



pale lines and a white patch 



on each side nigeria. Theobald. 



Thorax with a white W-shaped 



area in front, a prolongation 



curved on each side enclosing 



a brown eye-like spot W-alba. Theobald. 



