FAM. CULICIDiE 7 



1. A. macuhpennis, Meigen, Syst. Beschr. Eur. Zweifl. Ins. Dipt. Vol. 1, p. 11, f. 2 (1818) (Europe and 



North America). — Plate I. Fig. I. 



claviger, Fabricius, No type existed. Syst. Antl. p. 35 (iSo5). 

 madrimaculatus, Say, Long's. Exped. St-Peters. River. Vol. 2, app. 356. 



2. A. bifurcates, Linnaeus, Ins. Suec. p. 1891 (1708) (Europe, North America). 



trifurcatus, Fabricius, Ent. Syst. Vol. 4, p. 401 (3) (1792). 



.:>■. Meigen, Syst. Beschr. Vol. 1-2-1 and 6, p. 242 (1804). 

 ii'Uosus. Robineau-Desvoidy, Essai Culic. (1827). 

 walkeri, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 1, p. 199 (1901). 



3. A. algeriensis, Theobald, Ann. Inst. Pasteur, Vol. 17, p. 2 (rgo3); Mon. Culic, Vol. 3, p. 21 (1903) 



(Algeria). 



4. A. aitkeuii, James & Theobald, Mon. Culic, Vol. 3, p. 22 (igo3) (Goa and Karwar). 



5. A. immaculatus, Theobald. Mon. Culic. Vol. 3, p. 22 (igo3) (India). 



6. A. nigripes, Staeger. Syst. For. o. d. i. Denm. Nid. fundne Dipt. (iS3g) (Northern Europe and North 



America). 



? plumbeus, Haliday, Zool. Journ. Vol. 12 (1S2S). 



- . A. lindesayii, Giles, Hand-Book of Gnats, p. 166 (igoo) (North India). 



8. A. punctipennis, Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philad. Vol. 3 (iS23) (North America). 



CuJtx hy emalis. Fitch, 

 g. A. pseudopunciipennis, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 2, p. 3o5 (igoi) (Grenada and New Mexico). 



10. A. gigas, Giles, Ent. Monthly Mag. Vol. 37, p, ig6 (Conoor, Nehilgerri Hills, India). 



11. A. crucians, Wiedemann, Aussereurop. Zweifl. Ins. p. 12 (1828) (North America). 



12. A. wcllcomei, Theobald, Rep. Gordon College Lab. Sudan, p. 64 (igo4) (Sudan, Aden Hinterland). 

 c3. A. barberi, Coquillett. Canad. Ent. p. 3io !igo3) (Maryland, U. S. A.). 



Probably a variety of bifurcalus. 

 14. A. franciscanus, McCracken, Ent. News. Vol. i5, p. 12 (igo4) (California). 



SPECIES UNCERTAIN 

 A.ferrugineus, Wiedemann, Aussereurop. Zweifl. Ins. p. 12 (1S28) (New Orleans). 



2. Genus MYZOMYIA, Blanchard 



Grassia, Theobald, Journ. Trop. Med. Vol. 2. p. 181 (igo2). 

 Myzomyia, Blanchard, C. r. Soc. Biol. Paris. Vol. 23, p. 7g5 (igo2). 



Characters. — Thorax and abdomen with hair-like scales, sometimes with a few narrow-curved, 

 ones projecting over the head. Palpi not densely scaled, clavate in rf , thicker in the 9 than in Ano- 

 pheles. Wings much spotted and marked along the costa; vein-scales small narrowly lanceolate or linear. 

 Mostly small species. 



Geographical distribution of species. — This genus occurs in Asia, Africa and a single 

 species in South America and another in Europe. This genus in intimately connected with malaria in 

 Africa and India. The majority prefer slowly running water in the larval stage. 



1. M . funesta, Giles, Mem. Liv. Sch. Trop. Med. Mem. 2, p. 5o (igoo); Hand-Book. of Gnats, p. 162 



(igoo) (Central and Western Africa, Sudan, Philippine Islands). — Plate I, Fig. 2. 

 var. umbrosa, Theobald, Mem. Liv. Sch. Trop. Med. App. p. vi (1900). 

 var, subumbrosa. Theobald, idem, p, vi (1900). 



2. .1/. rossii, Giles, Journ. Trop. Med. Oct. (i8gg) (India, Malay States, China, Philippine Islands). 



'.gas, Donitz, Beit. Kennt. d'Anop. p. 80 (1902J. 



3. M. ludlowii, Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol, 3, p. 42 (1903) (Philippine Islands, Malay). 



4. M. rJwdesiensis , Theobald, idem, Vol. 1, p. 184 (1901) (Central Africa). 



5. M. culicifacies, Giles (9, non cf), Ent. Monthly Mag. p. 197 (1901) (Central Provinces, Berars, 



Madras. India). 



listoni, Giles, Ent. Monthly Mag. p. 197 (1901). 

 indica. Theobald, Mon. Culic. Vol. 1, p. i83 (1901). 

 culicifacies, Giles, Ent. Monthly Mag. p. 197, Q c? = turkhitdi, 



