62 R, NEWSTEAD—THE PAPATACI FLIES (PHLEBOTOMUS) 
The hairy character is well shown in the illustrations (Pl. I1., fig. 2, and 
Pl. ILL, figs. 1, 2), and when denuded (figs. 4-7), the venation can be seen 
with little difficulty in properly prepared specimens. The costa is the thickest 
Fig. 7.—Wing-venation of Phlebotomus minutus. 
of the veins. The sub-costa, in comparison with that of the CULICIDAK, is very 
short, curves downward distally, and joins the first longitudinal vein at or about 
one-fourth of the distance between the base and tip of the wing. The first 
