Mosquito Larvae of New Guinea — BiCK 
417 
collections, and one of the very few occurring 
in a significant measure in extensive swampy 
areas. It was found mostly (84 per cent) in 
mixed collections. Percentages of associates 
were: An. far auti, 26; U. argyrotarsis, 17; An. 
punctulatus, 1; Bironella spp., 7; C. annuU- 
rostris, 6; An. bancrofti pseudoharhirostris, 6; C. 
halifaxi, 4; others, 11. 
Culex (Lophoceratomyia) uniformis 
Theobald 
Culex uniformis Theobald, 1905, Bombay Nat. 
Hist. Soc. Jour. 16: 245. 
A limited number of specimens closely re- 
sembling C. uniformis were collected from 
Woendi Island. Since no recent comprehen- 
sive comparative study of the subgenus 
Lophoceratomyia has been undertaken and 
since, apparently, all definite records of uni- 
formis are limited to the Indian Region, it 
seems best to note that my material was 
similar in a general way to uniformis. My 
specimens, which have been placed in the 
U. S. National Museum, may properly repre- 
sent an undescribed species. 
distribution: Dutch New Guinea: Hol- 
dandia (King and Hoogstraal, 1946c) ; Padaido 
Islands (Author). 
HABITAT: The four collections of this 
species were from temporary water: two from 
artificial containers, one from a tree hole, and 
one from a puddle. It was found to the same 
extent in shaded and exposed, clear and 
stagnant water. Algae were present in one 
collection. Uniformis? was always in mixed 
collections with A. scute Haris, T. hrevipalpis?, 
U. papua, A. alholineatus, and C. pull us. 
Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis Ludlow 
Culex fragilis Ludlow, 1903, N. Y. Ent. Soc. 
Jour. 11: 142. 
■Culex {Culiciomyia) papuensis of Lee [nec Tay- 
lor] (1944^?: 96). Synonymy in King and 
Hoogstraal (1946/: 148). 
DISTRIBUTION: Dutch New Guinea: Hol- 
‘landia (King and Hoogstraal, 1946/) ; Padaido 
Islands (Author). Northeast New Guinea: 
Finschhafen, Saidor (Author). Papua: Milne 
Bay (Lee, 1944^; Author). 
HABITAT: 
Total collections, 80 
Number of 
Habitat 
Habitat 
collections 
index 
Artificial containers . . . 
50 
63 
Coconut shells 
9 
11 
Puddles 
8 
10 
Creek: Pot holes 
4 
5 
Tree holes 
3 
4 
Ponds 
2 
2 
Spathes and leaves. . . . 
1 
1 
Rock holes 
1 
1 
Ditch 
1 
1 
Creek: Running 
1 
1 
40 readings 
Range 
5.0-7.0 
Mode 
6.0 
Average 
5.8 
Percentage 
Factor 
occurrence 
Shaded 
Exposed 
38 
Temporary 
90 
Semi-permanent. . 
6 
Permanent 
4 
Clear 
12 
Muddy 
24 
Stagnant 
21 
Polluted 
43 
Vegetation 
Absent 
92 
Present 
8 
Sparse 
84 
Moderate 
16 
Algae 
63 
Emergent 
12 
Submerged .... 
25 
The records given here are apparently the 
first for Northeast New Guinea. 
King and Hoogstraal (1946/) stated that, 
of 62 larval collections, about half were taken 
from temporary and semi-permanent ground 
pools, especially with stagnant, more or less 
foul or algae-filled water, in all degrees of 
shade, whereas the others were obtained from 
tree holes and artificial containers, usually 
with rotting vegetation and in shade. Three 
collections were made from putrid water in 
the tips of fallen betel nut palms. Lee (1944^) 
