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guna Prov.; Camp Stotsenberg, Pampanga 
Prov. (Bohart, 1945: 62). Calicoan (Stone and 
Earner, 1945: 158). 
Outside of the Philippines, this species is 
known from New Hebrides, Rennell and 
Bellona Islands, New Guinea, Sumatra, Aru, 
Amboina, Moluccas, Celebes, Ceram, Palau 
Islands, Andamans, and from several other 
small islands in the Dutch East Indies. 
DISCUSSION: The type female of scutellaris 
has been examined by the senior author and 
found to be quite moldy; in addition, it is 
lacking all of both fore tarsi, segments II-V 
of the mid-tarsi, and segments III-V of the 
hind tarsi. Because of the absence of most of 
the tarsal segments, it was not possible to key 
this specimen beyond couplet 4 of Stone and 
Earner’s (1945: 159) key to the adults of the 
scutellaris subgroup. However, it does differ 
rather markedly from hehrideus as defined in 
that key (and from scutellaris as described 
above for the Philippines) in tergal markings. 
The dorsum of the tergites is dark except for 
a single subbasal row of white scales on VI, 
a nearly complete subbasal row on V, and a 
short mesal extension of the subbasal lateral 
white stripe onto the dorsum on II-V and on 
VIE Nonetheless, there seems little doubt 
that the species formerly called hehrideus is 
actually tmt scutellaris, since Stone (1947 : 85) 
has examined the terminalia of a topotypic 
male of scutellaris and found it to be identical 
with terminalia of specimens from the New 
Hebrides, New Guinea, and the Philippines. 
The single female type specimen of zona- 
tipes has been examined and found to be in 
very poor condition. The scutum, pleurae, 
and abdominal tergites are almost completely 
bare of scales and the mid-tarsi are missing. 
However, it was possible to key it to couplet 
10 of Stone and Earner’s (1945: 160) key, 
which takes it to either pseudoscutellaris or 
hehrideus. The rubbed condition of the tergites 
precludes further identification. 
The male type of hehrideus was studied and 
was found to go satisfactorily to hehrideus in 
Stone and Earner’s (1945: 160) key. The only 
pertinent difference noted between this speci- 
men and the type of scutellaris was the more 
complete condition of the abdominal bands, 
being as described in this paper for Philip- 
pine scutellaris. 
Aedes (Stegomyia) mediopunctatus var. 
perplexus (Leicester) 
Figs. 14, 15 
1908. Stegomyia Perplexa Leicester, CuL Ma- 
laya, p. 83 (male, female). Type locality: 
Malaya. Kuala Lumpur and The Gap 
(Leicester). Type: Male, female (cotypes) 
in B.M.t 
ADULT: A black and white species, marked 
with a prominent median longitudinal white 
scutal band. Hind tarsal segments I-II basally 
banded. III all dark, IV-V all white. 
Male. Wing length about 2.6 mm. Pro- 
boscis dark, often with some ventral white 
scaling. Palpus approximately equal to the 
proboscis in length; segments II-V with 
basal white bands, those on IV-V dorsally 
incomplete; a few short stiff setae apically on 
III-V. Torus with nearly complete ring of 
silvery scales. Vertex with broad white scales, 
marked by a large subdorsal area and a 
smaller sublateral patch of broad dark scales; 
a line of dark upright-forked scales on nape. 
Thorax: Scutum dark-scaled, with white 
markings as follows: a broad median longi- 
tudinal band tapering from anterior margin 
to the prescutellar space and then continued 
to posterior scutal margin, and a large patch 
of broad white scales over and before the 
wing base. Scutellar mid-lobe with broad 
white scales, lateral lobes with broad dark 
scales (occasionally a few broad white scales 
here). Apn and ppn with broad white scales. 
Following pleural areas each with a patch of 
broad white scales: propleural, subspiracular, 
postspiracular, paratergite, dorsal sterno- 
pleural, medioposterior sternopleural, and 
mesepimeral. Legs: Fore femur anteriorly dark 
except for a ventrobasal white line; mid-femur 
anteriorly dark except for a ventral white line 
