Aedes of the Philippines — Knight and Hull 
Head: Proboscis dark. Palpus about one sixth 
as long as the proboscis, dark. Torus with 
broad silvery scales mesally. Vertex broad- 
scaled, marked with a longitudinal median 
area and an ocular line of silvery scales and 
with a lateral pale patch; a line of yellow or 
brown upright- forked scales on the nape. 
Thorax: Integument ochreous. Scutum with 
small narrow dark-brown scales, marked with 
an obovate median patch of narrow silvery 
scales that begins at the anterior margin and 
extends posteriorly to about the level of the 
paratergite. No acrostichal bristles and only 
a few dorsocentrals. Scutellar mid-lobe with 
broad silvery scales, some of the apical scales 
black; lateral lobes with broad dark scales. 
Apn with narrow-curved silvery scales; ppn 
bare. Following pleural areas each with a 
patch of broad silvery scales: propleural, sub- 
spiracular, paratergite, dorsal sternopleural, 
medioposterior sternopleural, and mesepi- 
meral. Legs: Fore and mid- femora dark an- 
teriorly, apical white scales on the latter; hind 
femur anteriorly with basal three fifths and 
apex white, remainder dark. Tibiae dark. Fore 
and mid-tarsi dark, a small basal white patch 
on I; hind tarsal segments I-II with broad 
basal white bands. III all white or with as 
much as apical fifth dark, IV and V dark. 
Wings: Dark-scaled. Halter knob dark-scaled. 
Abdomen: Tergites dark, lateral margin of I 
silver-scaled, basolateral silvery patches pres- 
ent on II-VII. Sternites with basal white 
bands. 
LARVA (description based on four speci- 
mens from Osmena, Samar) : Head: A rounded 
prominence at eye margin. Antenna smooth, 
of equal diameter throughout; antennal hair 
double, inserted medially, reaching just be- 
yond tip of antenna. Hair 4 fan-shaped, with 
7-11 branches; 5 single; 6 double, branches 
equal, parallel; 7 with 5-8; 8 single or double; 
9 with 2-4; 12 with 6-9; 13 single; 14 very 
small, single or double; 15 developed as a 
strong horn-shaped projection; 17 double or 
triple, very small and not always seen; 18 
stalked, with 4-6; 20 with 2-4. Mentum with 
175 
Fig. 9. A. {Stegomyia) meronephada. Larva (Samar). 
a. Head; b, terminal segments. 
7-8 lateral teeth. Thorax: Prothoracic hair 1 
double, one branch about one third longer 
than the other; 2 single; 3 with 19-22 branch- 
es. Mesothoracic hair 9 with 12-16 branches; 
10 and 12 long, stout, single; 11 not seen; a 
sharp spine also borne on the 9-12 group 
tubercle. Metathoracic hair 9 with 5-9 
branches; 10 long, stout, single; 12 single, 
much reduced; 11 not seen; a sharp spine also 
present on the tubercle. Abdomen: Dorso- 
lateral hair on I with 5-8 branches; on II with 
6-8. Lateral hair on I single; on II with 4-7 
branches; on III, IV, and VI with 4-5: on V 
with 3-4. Pentad hair 1 with 9-13 branches; 
2 and 4 single; 3 with 2-3; 5 with 2-4. Comb 
with 18-24 long teeth in a row, a partial un- 
even second row of small teeth just anterior 
to large comb teeth; each tooth with a fine 
lateral fringe extending nearly to apex. Siphon 
