FAM. CULICIDJE 9 



Characters. — Thorax with narrow-curved scales often rather elongated ; abdomen with hair-like 



curved scales: Q lamellae scaly. Head with upright forked scales, narrow-curved scales now and then. 



Wings with small short lanceolate scales, sometimes appearing narrow; much spotted. Palpi moderately 



■ . This genus is at once told from Myzomyia to which it is most nearly related by the narrow-curved 



thoracic scales. Thev are sometimes quite large species. The larvae frequent puddles and streams. 



Geographical distribution of species. — This genus occurs in Africa, India, Australia and 

 Europe. The majority are African. 



1. P. costalis, Loew, Eiit. Zeit. Berl. p. 55 (1866) (Africa, Mauritius). 



s, Loew. Ent. Zeit. Berl. p. 55 (1S66 . 

 u, Giles. Handb. of Gnats(2 ed.), p. 5n (1902). 

 A . is, Donitz, Beitr. Kenntn. Anoph. p. 76 1 1902). 



■car. melas. Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 3. p. 76 (igo3 . 



2. P. minimus, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 1, p. t86 11901) (Hongkong). 



3. P. marshallii, Theobald, idem, Vol. 3, p. 77 (1903) ^Mashonaland). 

 (.. P. 1 .:'. Theobald, ibidem, Vol. 3. p. 6S ( I go3) (Algeria). 



5. P. superpidus, Grassi. Reaie Accad. Line. (Stud. Zool sulla Malaria), p. 78 (1900) (S. Europe). 



6. P. palest iueiisis, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 71 (1903) (Palestine. Cyprus). 



sis, Theobald, idem. Vol. 3. p. 66 (igo3) (Jeypore, India). 

 8. jP. cinereus, Theobald, ibidem. Vol. 1, p. 161 11901) (S, W, and Central Africa) (1). 



P. atiatipcs, Skuse, Proc. Linn. Soc. X. 5. Wales. Vol. 3 (2), p. 1755 (N. S. Wales, Queensland). 



6. Genus ARRIBALZAGIA, Theobald 



Arribalzagia. Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 81 (1902). 



Characters. - Thorax with curved ha ; r like scales aud a few narrow curved ones in front. 



scale tufts and scaly venter. No ventral apical scaly tuft present. Palpi 

 ■'. y scaled. Wings with thick lanceolate scales. 

 This genus comes close to the following viz Myzorhynchus, but can be told by having distinct lateral 

 scale tufts and no ventral tuft. A s : ngle species only so far known. 



Geographical distribution of species. -- A single species represented by the 9 only found in 

 Brazil and Trinidad. It is said to be a malaria bearer. 

 1. A. . Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 3. p. 81 (iqo3) (Brazil and Trinidad). 



7. Genus MYZORHYNCHUS, Blanchard 



Myzorhynchus. Blanchard, C. r. Soc. Biol. Paris, Vol. 23, p. 795 (1902). 

 Rossia. Theobald (non Owen. 1823), Journ. Trop. Med. p. 181 (1902). 



Characters. — T!. h hair-like scales: prothoracic lobes with ragged scales. Abdomen 



with ventral and a few apical scales and ventral apical tuft; no apical lateral tufts Wing scales broadly 



or moderately lanceolate, sometimes short and rather broad. Palpi densely scaled in the Q , also the 



A^scis. Mostly large dark species. Wild and breeding in swampy places as a rule. The larvae with 



1. mch branched frontal hairs. 



Geographical distribution of species. - - Twelve species known. Most occur in Asia, but 

 .:'rica and Europe. They appear tobe most abundant in numbers in the Malay Peninsula. 

 :. M. barbiro tn's. Van der Wulp, Levd. Mus, Notes Vol. 6, p. 48 (Malay Peninsula; India and Old 



Calabar. West Africa . Plate I, Fig, 3. 

 -. M. Giles, Hd. Book of Gnats <2 ed.) p. 5n (1902) (Queensland). 



/. umbrosus, Theobald, Mon. Culic, Vol. 3. p. 87(1903) (Malay States). 



mes in Myzon yla. 



