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area not connected laterally. Anal gills 
sausage-shaped, subequal, 2. 0-4. 5 times long- 
er than anal plate. 
Indistinguishable from scutellaris and paul- 
lusi. 
BIONOMICS: Approximately 65 larval col- 
lections and numerous adult catches were 
made of this species in various portions of 
the Philippines. The larvae were commonly 
found in all types of artificial containers, even 
within occupied homes. Nearly as common 
were such natural containers as opened coco- 
nut shells and husks, fallen palm fronds, and 
sections of split bamboos. Less commonly, 
larvae were found in various types of tree 
holes and in cut bamboos. The adults were 
encountered everywhere in the vicinity of 
human habitations and would try to bite 
throughout the day under a variety of con- 
ditions. 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. R.K.L. 
Luzon: Subic Bay, Zambales Prov. Leyte: 
Baybay; Tacloban. Samar: Osmena; Pinta- 
nahon; Ducong (on Basey River); Bulusao. 
Palawan: Tacburos; Puerto Princesa; Irahuan 
River; Iwahig Penal Colony. Culion: Pilapil. 
Balabac: Cape Melville. Busuanga: Coron. 
Mindanao: Zamboanga, City of Zamboanga 
Prov. ; San Ramon, City of Zamboanga Prov. ; 
Mercedes, Zamboanga Prov. Jolo: Jolo. C.C. 
Luzon: Agoo, LaUnion Prov.; Tayug, Panga- 
sinan Prov. (Franclemont) . C.A.S. Mindoro: 
San Jose (Ross). Leyte: Carigara; Tunga; 
Tacloban (Ross). 
Literature records. Luzon: Banahao (Ed- 
wards, 1929^^: 5). Leyte: Tolosa (Bick, 1949: 
2). Panay. Negros. Guimaras. (Bohart, 1945: 
61 .) 
Outside the Philippines this species is 
known from the Ethiopian Region and 
throughout the Oriental Region, and now 
occurs also in Saipan, Tinian, and Hawaii of 
the Australasian Region. The other records 
from the Australasian Region apparently refer 
to one or more of the scutellaris complex. 
Aedes (Stegomyia) paullusi 
Stone and Earner 
Fig. 11 
1945. Aedes {Stegomyia) paullusi Stone and Ear- 
ner, Biol. Soc. Wash., Proc. 58: 155 (males, 
females). Type locality: Philippines. San 
Antonio, Samar (Paullus). Type: Male 
(holotype) in U.S.N.M.j 
ADULT: A black and white species, marked 
with a prominent median longitudinal white 
scutal band and two distinct longitudinal 
pleural bands. Hind tarsal segments I-IV 
basally banded, V all white. 
Male. Wing length about 2. 2-2. 5 mm. 
Head: Proboscis dark except for a stripe of 
pale scales extending almost entire length of 
ventral surface. Palpus approximately equal 
to proboscis in length; dark, with basal white 
bands on II-III and ventrobasal white patches 
on IV-V; a few short stiff setae apically on 
III-V. Torus ringed with white scaling. Ver- 
tex broad-scaled, a large subdorsal dark patch 
and a smaller lateral dark area, remainder 
white; dark upright-forked scales on the nape. 
Thorax: Scutum with narrow brown scales, 
marked as follows: A median white stripe 
from the anterior margin that narrows pos- 
teriorly and is faintly forked in the prescutellar 
area, an indistinct posterior submedian line of 
narrow yellowish scales, a patch of broad 
white scales over wing base, and a line of 
white scales along the anterolateral margin. 
Scutellum with broad white scales on all 
three lobes, a few dark scales apically on mid- 
lobe. Apn with broad white scales, ppn with 
some narrow-curved dark scales dorsally and 
an elongated patch of broad white scales 
below. Following pleural areas each with a 
patch of broad white scales: Propleural, dor- 
sal sternopleural, ventroposterior sternopleur- 
al, paratergite, and mesepimeral (V-shaped). 
The white scale patches on apn, ppn, para- 
tergite, and on the scutum over the wing base 
combine to form a sharply demarcated 
longitudinal white band; the white scale 
patches on propleuron, dorsal sternopleuron, 
