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13. Genus PHAGOMYIA, nov. gen. 



Characters. — Head clothed with flat scales, except for a few along the nape. Scutellum with 

 small flat scales on the mid lobe, narrow-curved ones on the lateral lobes. 



Allied to Stegaiiiyia but easily separated by the narrow-curved scales on the lateral lobes of the 

 scutellum. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Two species are definively known and possibly a 

 third belongs here. 



i. P. gubernatoris, Giles. The Entom. p. 194 (1901) (Northern India). 

 Stegomyia gubernatoris, Giles. 



2. P. irritans, Theobald, Eep. Liverpool School Trop. Med. p. 3. app. (1901) (Bonny, West Africa). 



3. P. nigricephala, Theobald, idem, p. 4, App, (1901) (Bonny, West Africa). 



14. Genus POLYLEPTIOMYIA, nov. gen. 



Characters. — Head clothed with flat scales and with narrow-curved ones on the nape. Scutel- 

 lum with spindle-shaped scales to the mid lobe, flat ones to the lateral lobes. 



Allied to Stegomyia but told by the narrow-curved scales on the head and the scutellar scales. 



Geographical distribution of species. — A single species only occurs in the genus. 

 1. P. albocephala, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 140 (igo3) (Gambia). 



15. Genus HOWARDINA, Theobald 



Howardina, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 287 (1903). 



Characters. — Head clothed with flat scales and narrow- curved scales forming a small narrow- 

 curved median area, with the base between the eyes. The scutellum with narrow-curved scales only; 

 wings with the lateral vein-scales rather large, long and rather thm, median vein scales small. Palpi of 

 $ minute, penultimate joint long, longer than the two basal ones, apical joint minute. Male palpi long 

 and acuminate. 



Resemble Aedeomyinae in general appearance but the rf's have long palpi and thus come near 

 Stegomyia. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Two specias occur in this genus. 



1. H. w.ilkeri, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 1. p. 424 (1901) (Jamaica). 



Culex (Stegomyia?) walker i. Theobald. 



2. H gretnii, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 3. p. 289 (igo3) (Ceylon). 



16. Genus DANIELSIA, Theobald 



Danielsia. Theobald. The Entom. p. 78 (1904). 



Characters. — Head covered with small flat scales, with truncated ends, loosely and rather 

 raggedly placed on the head, a few long narrow-curved ones behind and small upright forked ones 

 with them. Scutellum with small narrow-curved scales ; mesothorax with narrow-curved scales. Palpi 

 short in the 9 > densely scaled; in the rf as long as the proboscis, the two apical joints short, the apical 

 rather shorter than the penultimate, hair-tufts scanty; fork-cells of wings rather short. 



This genus comes near Macleaya but can at once be told by the narrow-curved scutellar scales and 

 from the allied Catageiomyia by the long ^f palpi. 



Geographical distribution of species. 



1. D. alboiteniata, Leicester, The Entom. p. in (1904) (Kuala Lumpur, Fed. Malay. States). 



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