Mosquito Larvae of New Guinea — BiCK 
413 
mixed (57 per cent) collections. Percentages 
of associates were: An. puncUilatus, 16; C. 
pullus, 10; others, 31. 
Aedes (Aedes) lineatus (Taylor) 
Skusea funerea Theo. var. ornata Theobald, 
1905, Mus. Nat. Hungarici Ann. 3: 79- 
[Nec Culex ornatus 1818 = ^4. {Fin- 
lay a) geniculatus Oliver, 1791. Synonymy by 
Edwards, 1921, Bui. Ent. Res. 12: 319-] 
Lepidotomyia lineatus Taylor, 1914, Ent. Soc. 
London, Trans. 1914 (Part I): 191. Type 
locality: Lakekamu Gold Field, Northeast 
New Guinea; Mekeo, Papua. 
Aedes ornatus Theobald. King and Hoog- 
straal (1946c: 118); Toffaleti and King 
(1947). 
Aedes {Aedes) lineatus (Taylor). King and 
Hoogstraal (1947: 118). 
DISTRIBUTION: Dutch New Guinea: Toerai, 
Tanahmerah, Merauke, Assike (Bonne-Wep- 
ster, 1938) ; Hollandia (King and Hoogstraal, 
1946c; Toffaleti and King, 1947). Northeast 
New Guinea: Satelberg Mt., Madang (Theo- 
bald, 1905); Lakekamu Gold Field (Taylor, 
1914^); Finschhafen, Saidor (Author). Papua: 
Mekeo District (Taylor, 1914^; Edwards, 
1924); Port Moresby (Lee, 1944^?; Mackerras, 
1946); Milne Bay (Author). 
HABITAT: 
Total collections, 7 
Habitat 
Number of Habitat 
collections index 
Puddles 
4 
57 
Creeks: Pot holes 
1 
14 
Swamps 
1 
14 
Rock hole 
1 
14 
pH, one reading 
6.5 
Factor 
Percentage 
occurrence 
Shaded 
29 
Exposed 
71 
Temporary 
72 
Semi-permanent. . 
14 
Permanent 
14 
Clear 
86 
Muddy 
14 
Vegetation 
Absent 
33 
Present 
67 
Sparse 50 
Abundant 50 
Algae 67 
Emergent 33 
All literature records (Hill, 1925; Taylor, 
1934; Bonne-Wepster and Brug, 1937; Lee, 
1944^) are from surface water. Likewise, my 
collections were entirely from surface water. 
Lineatus occurred mostly (86 per cent) in 
mixed collections. An. farauti was the only 
common (21 per cent) associate. 
Aedes (Aedes) parasimilis 
King and Hoogstraal 
Aedes {Aedes) parasimilis King and Hoog- 
straal, 1947, Wash. Acad. Sci. Jour. 37: 125. 
Type locality: Hollandia, Dutch New 
Guinea. 
Aedes {Aedes) similis Theobald. Lee (1944^?: 
78). Synonymy in King and Hoogstraal 
(1947: 125). 
distribution: Dutch New Guinea: Hol- 
landia (King and Hoogstraal, 1947); Padaido 
Islands (A. G. Humes). Northeast New 
Guinea: Finschhafen (King and Hoogstraal, 
1947; Author); Morobe (Author). Papua: 
Dobodura (King and Hoogstraal, 1947); 
Milne Bay (Lee, 1944(^; King and Hoogstraal, 
1947; Author). 
HABITAT: Lee (1944^?) reported parasimilis 
from clear pools in marshes, and King and 
Hoogstraal (1947) reported it from a crayfish 
hole and from pools at the edge of a swamp. 
In my five collections it also occurred entirely 
in surface water, three times from puddles, 
once from a rock hole, and once from a creek 
pot hole. The majority of the collections were 
taken from clear, temporary, shaded water. 
It occurred mostly (80 per cent) in mixed 
collections. Percentages of associates were: 
C. pullus, 22; C. halifaxi, 14; others, 44. 
Aedes (Leptosomatomyia) aurimargo 
Edwards 
Aedes {PSkusea) aurimargo Edwards, 1922, Bui. 
Ent. Res. 13: 94. 
