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small spine borne on the tubercle. Meta- 
thoracic pleural hair group similar to above 
except that 12 is much reduced. Abdomen: 
Dorsolateral hair on I with 2-5 branches; on 
II with 2-3. Lateral hair on I single or double; 
on II with 1-3 branches; on III to V single 
or double; on VI single. Pentad hair 1 with 
2-4 branches; 2 and 4 single; 3 with 3-9; 5 
with 3-5. Comb with 5-12 stout teeth in a 
row, each fringed at base. Siphon without 
acus, index 2. 3-2. 9; 8-17 pecten teeth in a 
row, the teeth with ventral and occasional 
dorsal denticles; siphon hair tuft with 2-4 
branches, length less than width of siphon. 
Anal plate incomplete; Ih with 2-3 branches, 
with a membranous area around point of 
attachment in anal plate; isc double, osc 
single; ventral brush of 8 single hairs (basal 
hairs occasionally double), with 2-3 olf the 
barred area basally; barred area not connected 
laterally. Anal gills not clearly discernible in 
material available; best estimates of length 
3.1 and 4.2 times longer than anal plate. 
The larva of gardnerii is nearly identical 
with those of scutellaris, alhopictus, and paul- 
lusi, differing only as given in the larval key. 
BIONOMICS: Adults were collected hovering 
about humans and resting in woods and in 
nipa-palm areas. Larvae were collected on 
several occasions from bamboos and once 
from a hollow palm stump. 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. R.K.L. 
Luzon: 7 males, 18 females, 1 larva, 20 sets 
assoc, skins, Olongapo, Zambales Prov. 
(Zolick, McMillan, Rozeboom). Mindanao: 
2 males, 2 females, 1 larva, 1 set assoc, skins, 
Mercedes and Zamboanga (Laffoon, John- 
son). Palawan: 1 male, Irahuan River (John- 
son, Laffoon); 1 larva, Tacburos (Johnson). 
Culion: 1 male, 1 female, 2 larvae, Pilapil 
(Johnson, Laffoon). C.A.S. Mindoro: San 
Jose (Ross). A.N.S.P. Leyte: Tacloban (Rob- 
erts). C.C. Luzon: 3 males, 2 females, Agoo, 
LaUnion Prov. (Franclemont). U.S.N.M. 
Luzon: 1 male, Batangas, Batangas Prov.; 2 
males, 1 female, Los Banos, Laguna Prov.; 
1 male, 2 females, Pangpang, Sorsogon Prov. 
(Cowell, Ingal); 2 males, 4 larvae, Balibago 
(Cowell, Ingal). 
Literature records. Luzon: Los Banos and 
Angeles, Laguna Prov. Mindanao: Parang. 
Jolo. (Bohart, 1945: 62.) 
Unknown outside the Philippines. 
DISCUSSION: This species is closely related 
to w-albus (Theobald), which is rather widely 
distributed in the Oriental Region outside the 
Philippines. The male terminalia of the two 
species are apparently identical. The female of 
w-albus differs from gardnerii in having the 
white sublateral bands of the scutum broadly 
connected anteriorly and the fifth hind tarsal 
segment all dark. However, from the meager 
amount of material of w-albus that has been 
described in the literature, it is apparent that 
considerable variation in scutal and tarsal 
markings occurs; and it is quite possible that 
once the extent of this variation is known, 
these two species will prove to be similar, or 
at the most subspecies. 
A Philippine female specimen of gardnerii 
was compared to the type (female) of imitator 
Leicester (a synonym of w-albus from Malaya) 
and was found to differ from it in the manner 
described above for w-albus. The larva of 
w-albus is undescribed. 
Aedes (Stegomyia) meronephada (Dyar 
and Shannon) 
Fig. 9 
1925. Catatassomyia meronephada Dyar and 
Shannon, Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 
13: 71 (16 females). Type locality: Philip- 
pines. Mt. Makilling, 1,500-2,000 ft. alt., 
Los Banos, Laguna Prov., Luzon (F. X. 
Williams). Type: 15 females (cotypes) in 
the U.S.N.M. t The specimen bearing the 
Mt. Makilling label is here designated 
lectotype. 
ADULT: Scutum marked with an obovate 
anteromedian area of silvery scales. Hind 
tarsal segments I and II basally banded. III 
all white or nearly so, IV and V dark. 
Male. Unknown. 
Female. Wing length about 2. 5-3.0 mm. 
