FAM. CULICID.E 19 



4. 5. grant ii, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 1, p. 306(1901) (Sokotra). 



5. S. iiigeria. Theobald, idem, Vol. 1, p. 3o3 (1901) (Bonny, W. Africa), 



6. S. crassipes. Van der Wulp, Dipt. Midd. Sumatra, p. 9 (Burma and Soeroelangoen). 



Culex crassipes, Van der Wulp. 



7. S. argent eopunctat a, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 1, p. 3i6 (1901) (Mashonaland). 

 S. S, punctolateralis, Theobald, The Entom. Vol. 36, p. i56 (igo3) (Queensland). 



9. 5. brevipalpis, Giles, Handb. of Gnats. (2 ed.) p. 384 (N. W. Provinces, India). 

 10. S. signifer, Coquillett. Canad. Ent. Vol. 28, p. 43 (1S96). 

 U.S. amesii, Ludlow. Journ. Xew York Ent. Soc. p. i3g (1903) (Philippine Islands). 



7. Genus SKUSEA, Theobald 



Skusea. Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 291 (1903), 



Characters. — Head with flat scales all over and some upright forked ones. Scutellar scales 

 narrow and curved. Wings with denser scales on the branches of the first submarginal and the second 

 posterior and its stem. Palpi of 9 short, of 3 segments, of the q* acuminate, hairy. 



Allied to the preceeding but can at once be told by the narrow-curved scutellar scales. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Four species are known. Two occur in abundance 

 in the East Indes and Australia. 



1. S.fiinerea, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 3. p. 292 (1903) (Queensland and East Indes). 



2. S. multiplex. Theobald, idem. Vol. 3, p. 293 (igo3) (Queensland and East Indes). 



3. S. pembaensis. Theobald, ibidem, Vol. 2, p. 235 (1901) (Pemba Island. East Africa). 



Aed ■•;. Theobald. 



4. S. diurna. Theobald. The Ent. p. 25g (1903) (Kuala Lumpur). 



8. Genus SCUTOMYIA, Theobald 



Scutomyia, Theobald, The Entom. p. 77 (1904). 



Characters. — Head covered with flat scales except in the mid region, where there are narrow 

 curved scales forming a median row. Scutellum entirely clothed with flat scales. 



This genus differs from Stegomyia in having narrow-curved scales on the head and from Machaya 

 in having the scutellum with all flat scales. 



Geographical distribution of species. — Five species are known, occurring in Africa, 

 Australia. Malay States and Philippine Islands. 



1. S. sugens. Wiedemann, Aussereurop. Zweifl. Ins. p. 545 (1828) (West and Central Africa). 



villains. Bigot, Ann. Ent Soc. Fr. S. 4, Vol. 1 (1861). 

 Culex sugens, 'Wiedemann. 



2. S. marshallii . Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 1, p. 3io (1901) (Central Africa). 



3. S. notoscripta, Skuse. Proc. Linn. Soc. X. S. Wales. Vol. 3, p. 1738 (1889) (Australia). 



albopictus, Skuse. Indian JIus. Xotes, Vol. 35, p. 20. 

 culex notoscriptus. Skuse. 

 subspecies Samarensis. Ludlow, Journ. New York Ent. Soc. p. i38 (igo3). 



4. S. iiivea, Ludlow, Journ. Xew York Ent. Soc. Vol. n, p. 139 (1903) (Philippine Islands, Fed. Malay 



States). 



5. S. albolineata, Theobald, The Entom. p. 77(1904) (Kuala Lumpur). 



9. Genus AEDIMORPHUS, Theobald 



Aedimorphus, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 290 (1903). 



Characters. — Head clothed with flat scales all over except behind where they are narrow 



