Aedes of the Philippines — Knight and Hull 
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Literature records. Leyte: Lagolago, Baybay; 
Lib jo, Dinagat Island; Diit River, Tadoban. 
Calicoan Island (nr. Samar): N’golos. Pala- 
wan: Irahuan River. Balabac Island: Cape 
Melville (Rozeboom, 1946: 588). 
Unknown outside the Philippines. 
DISCUSSION: This spedes and the following 
three are members of the dissimilis subgroup 
of Group H. The dissimilis subgroup, con- 
sisting at present of five valid species and sub- 
species and of one unrecognized name 
(leucomeres) , is distributed over Malaya, India, 
China, and the Philippines. The members of 
this subgroup are all extremely similar and 
probably constitute either a polytypic species 
or a superspecies. 
A. paradissimilis appears to be most closely 
related to dissimilis (Leicester) from India and 
Malaya, but is stated by Rozeboom (1946: 
590) to differ from that species in larval 
characters. 
Aedes (Finlaya) leucopleurus Rozeboom 
1946. Aedes {Finlaya) leucopleurus Rozeboom, 
Jour. Parasit. 32: 588 (male, pupa, larvae). 
Type locality: Philippines. Irahuan River, 
Palawan (Johnson and Laffoon). Type: 
Male (holotype), with associated larval and 
pupal skins, in U. S. N. M. Terminalia 
mounted. 
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type 
series. Palawan: Irahuan River. Culion Island: 
Pilapil. This series is divided between the 
U.S.N.M. and the B.M. 
DISCUSSION: Distinguishable from paradis- 
similis, only in the larval stage, by the follow- 
ing characters: Head hairs 4, 5, and 9 and 
prothoracic hair 0 each with a greater number 
of branches; posterior process of mandible 
truncate; lateral hair on abdominal segment 
II only about one-half the length of that on 
I; and apical fringe of comb scales without a 
stout central spine. 
The female is unknown. 
Aedes (Finlaya) luzonensis Rozeboom 
1946. Aedes {Finlaya) luzonensis Rozeboom, 
Jour. Parasit. 32: 589 (males, females, pu- 
pae, larvae). Type locality: Philippines. 
Subic Bay, Zambales Prov., Luzon (Mac- 
Millan). Type: Male (holotype), with as- 
sociated larval and pupal skins, in the 
U. S. N. M. Terminalia mounted. 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. C.A.S. 
Mindoro: 2 males, 4 females, 2 sets assoc, 
skins, 1 larva, San Jose (Ross). 
Literature records. Type series. Luzon: Subic 
Bay, Zambales Prov. 
Unknown outside the Philippines. 
DISCUSSION: The adult of this species is 
separable from those of paradissimilis and 
leucopleurus by the presence of 2-3 hairs of 
about equal size at the apex of the claspette 
of the male terminalia. The larva differs 
mainly in having the lateral hair of abdominal 
segments I and II paler, slenderer, and more 
branched, and of segments III-V more 
branched; and on the structure of the pecten 
teeth. 
Aedes (Finlaya) leucomeres (Giles) 
1904. Stegomyia leucomeres Giles, Jour. Trop. 
Med. 7: 367 (female). Type locality: Philip- 
pines. Camp Stotsenberg, Pampanga Prov., 
Luzon (Whitmore). Type: Female (holo- 
type) in B. M.j 
This species is known only from the type 
female. This specimen has been examined and 
found to be somewhat damaged. The an- 
tennae, fore and hind legs, and one mid leg 
are entirely missing, and the scutum is 
rubbed bare over the median area. The type 
was compared with paratype females of para- 
dissimilis and luzonensis. It was found similar 
to luzonensis in having two pale setae on the 
upper part of propleuron but differed in hav- 
ing a short median spot on the mid femur 
(rather than one that is one-half the length 
