FAM. CULICIDiE 3i 



2. T. richardii, Ficalbi, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital. p. 261 (1896) (Italy, Britain, Canada). 



3. T. ter.ax, Theobald, Mon. Culic.Vol. 2, p. 19S (1901) (Straits Settlements, West Africa, Natal, China). 



4. T. ager, Giles. The Entomologist, p. 196 (1901) (Ceylon, Madras, N.W. Provinces of India). 



5. T.perturbans, Walker. Ins. Saund. p. 428, pt. 1 (i856) (United States). 



6. T. arrii ' igae, Theobald, Mon. Culic.Vol. 3, p. 261 (1903) (Para, Brazil). 



7. T. confinnis, Arribalzaga, Dipt. Argent, p. 49 (1S91) (British Guiana, Argentine, Brazil, Trinidad). 



8. T. conopas, Frauenfeld, Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien.Vol. 17, p. 45i (1867) (Federated Malay States, 



Formosa) (r). 



conopas, Frauenfeld. 



9. T. annettii, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 2o5 (1901) (West Africa). 



10. T. fulvus, Wiedemann, Ausseurop. zweifliig. Ins. p. 546 (1828) (Brazil, British Guiana). 



'avicosta. Walker. Ins. Saund. p. 431 (i856). 



11. T. auritis, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 209 (1901) (West Africa, Federated Malay States). 



12. T. acer, Walker. Cat. Dipt. Brit. Mus. p. 7 (184S) (New Zealand, Queensland). 



i3. 7. brevicellultts, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 22 (1901) (Burma, Hosiarpur India, Federated 



Malay States). 

 14. T. ochracais, Theobald, idem, Vol. 3, p. 263 (1903) (Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States). 

 i5. T. fuscopauiat'.ts, Theobald, idem. Vol. 3, p. 265 (1901) (Central Africa, Sudan). 



26. Genus MANSONIA, Blanchard 



Mansonia, Blanchard, C. r. Soc. Biol. Paris n° 37. Vol. 53, p. 1046 (1901). 

 Panoplites, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 173 (1901). 



Characters. — Head clothed with narrow-curved and long upright forked scales. Thorax with 

 thin hair-like curved scales and numerous bristles. Abdomen with flat scales with very convex apices; 

 often rather ragged ; in the 9 tne apex truncated and the penultimate segment usually has a row of 

 short thick spines. Legs mottled and banded with white. Palpi of cf long, of four segments and with 

 hair tufts; in the Q short, the first segment small, the apical one nipple-like. Wings densely clothed with very 

 broad asymmetrical flat scales on each side of the veins. 



This genus is very distinct owing to the curiously formed scales on the wings. The only other 

 genus with which the 9 s might be confused is Aedeomyia, the scales however are broader than in that 

 genus. 



The name I described the genus under (Panoplites) was previously used, the genus being renamed 

 by Prof. R. Bianchard. Species of this genus occur in Asia, Africa, North and South America and 

 in Australia. 



Geographical distribution of species. — The chief home of this group seems to be Africa 

 and South America. 

 i.M. titillans, Walker, List Dipt. Brit. Mus. p. 3 (1848) (South America, South of North America, 



West Indes). 



Tatniorhynchus taeniorhynchus, Arribalzaga, Dipt. Argent, p. 48 (1896). 



2. M. pseudotitillans, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 178 (1901) (Lower Amazons). 



3. M. uni/ormis, Theobald, idem, Vol. 2, p. 180 (1901) (India, Ceylon, Fed. Malay States, Central and 



Western Africa, Philippine Islands). 



africanus. Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 187 (1901). — Plate 2, Fig. 6. 

 australiensis. Giles, Handb. Gnats, (2 e ed.), p. 355 (igo3). 

 var. reversus. Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 189 (1901). 



4. M. amazonensis . Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 182 (1901) (Lower Amazon). 



'ill probably have to be excluded and placed in a new genus. They are all rather large yellow, orange, or yellow and brown and 

 purple ipeciea. 



