Aedes of the Philippines — Knight and Hull 
associated larval and pupal skins, in 
U. S. N. M.f 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. U.S.- 
N.M. Luzon: Olongapo, Subic Bay, Zam- 
bales Prov. Mindanao: San Ramon (Penal 
Farm) and Zamboanga, City of Zamboanga 
Prov. A.N.S.P. Leyte: Dulag. C.C. (1 female). 
Luzon: San Miquel, Tarlac Prov. (Francle- 
mont) . 
Unknown outside the Philippines. 
DISCUSSION: In addition to being closely 
related to laniger (Wied.), this species is also 
similar to scatophagoides (Theo.), from which 
it differs in tarsal markings and male geni- 
talia (Knight, 1947^: 319). The pupal abdo- 
men has been figured by Knight and Cham- 
berlain (1948: fig. 25). 
Aedes (Mucidus) laniger (Wiedemann) 
1821. Wiedemann, Dipt. Exot., 
p. 9 (female). Type locality: Java. Type: In 
Copenhagen Museum. 
1901. Mucidus laniger^ Theobald, 
Mon. Cul. 1: 269. Different combination. 
1906. Mucidus mucidus Karsch. Banks, Phil. 
Jour. Sci. 1: 983. Misidentification. 
I9O8. Mucidus mucidus Theobald. Leicester, 
Cul. Malaya, p. 69. Error in author assoc., 
and misidentification. 
Adult partially described by Barraud (1934: 
147) and Knight (1947^: 320). The latter 
paper also discusses the systematics of this 
species. The larva is undescribed. 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. U.S.- 
N.M. Mindanao: Ludlow Barracks, Parang. 
Pettit Barracks, Zamboanga, City of Zam- 
boanga Prov. 
Literature records. Mindoro: Calapan (Ed- 
wards, 1929: 5). Luzon: Manila, Manila Prov. 
(Banks, I906: 983). This record is to be ques- 
tioned since the species was merely listed as 
Mucidus mucidus Karsch and thus could 
equally well be ferinus. 
Known also from Sumatra, Celebes, Java, 
Malaya, Indo-China, Ceylon, and (.^) Assam. 
DISCUSSION: Because of the incompleteness 
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of Wiedemann’s description and because of 
the discrepancies existing between it and the 
specimens assigned to this species by various 
authors, the exact identity of laniger will re- 
main doubtful until either the types, or speci- 
mens from the type area, are studied. It is 
quite possible that, when more material is 
available from the Philippines, ferinus and 
the above-mentioned Philippine specimens 
of laniger will prove to be one and the same 
species. Whether or not the Philippine 
material will then prove to be specifically 
different from that of the Netherlands East 
Indies remains to be seen. 
Aedes (Mucidus) aurantius quadripunctis 
(Ludlow) 
1910 . Pardomyia quadripunctis Ludlow, in 
Theobald, Mon. Cul. 5: 608 (female). 
Type locality: Philippines. Parang, Min- 
danao (Page). Type: Female (holotype), in 
U. S. N. M.f 
1932. A. {Ml) aurantius var. quadripunctis 
Ludlow. Edwards, Genera Insectofum, 
fasc. 194: 135. Different combination. 
1945. Aedes {Mucidus) quadripunctis (Ludlow). 
Bohart, Syn. Phil. Mosq., p. 55. Different 
combination. 
Adult and larva have been fully described 
by Knight (1947^: 322). 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. U.S.- 
N.M. Mindanao: Type female. Parang. 
A.N.S.P. Leyte: Tacloban. Dulag. 
Unknown outside the Philippines. 
DISCUSSION: In a previous treatment 
(Knight, 19^1 a), the senior author followed 
Bohart (1945: 55) in considering quadri- 
punctis a full species. However, in view of the 
obviously close relationship of this form to 
aurantius and its subspecies, we have here con- 
sidered it a subspecies (following Edwards, 
1932: 135, except that he classed quadripunc- 
tis as a variety) . From the little that we know at 
present of the aurantius complex it would 
appear that the subspecies are truly geo- 
graphic in nature, as follows: a. quadripunctis 
