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Anopheles (Myzomyia) longirostris 
Brug 
Anopheles (Neomyzomyla) longirostris Brug, 
1928, Geneesk. Tijdschr. Nederland. Indie 
68: 278. Type locality: Near Upper Digoel 
River, Dutch New Guinea. 
distribution: Dutch New Guinea: Pio- 
nierbivak (Lee and Woodhill, 1944); Fak- 
fak, Tanahmerah, hinterland of Geelvink 
Bay (Swellengrebel and Rodenwaldt, 1932). 
Northeast New Guinea: Lae (Lee and Wood- 
hill, 1944). Papua: Sinemi, Port Moresby 
(Lee and Woodhill, 1944) ; Bulldog (Lee and 
Woodhill, 1944; Mackerras, 1947); Milne 
Bay (Lee and Woodhill, 1944; Mackerras, 
1947; Author). 
HABITAT: Swellengrebel and Rodenwaldt 
(1932) and Lee and Woodhill (1944) recorded 
longirostris most often from shaded swamps 
and pools in the jungle or near its fringes. 
My single collection was taken from a tem- 
porary, exposed puddle, in fresh clear water 
having a sparse amount of algae, in associa- 
tion with An. farauti, An. pmctulatus, and C. 
pullus. 
Anopheles (Myzomyia) punctulatus 
Donitz 
Anopheles punctulatus Donitz, 1901, Insekten 
Borse 18: 36. Type locality: Bogadjim, 
Northeast New Guinea. 
Anopheles punctulatus punctulatus Donitz. Lee 
and Woodhill (1944: 134); King and 
Hoogstraal (1946^: 153-156); Mackerras 
(1947: 1-8): Mackerras and Aberdeen 
(1946: 770). 
DISTRIBUTION: Dutch New Guinea: Pio- 
nierbivak, Tanahmerah (Lee and Woodhill, 
1944; Mackerras, 1947); Aru Islands, Meer- 
vlakte, Bataviabivak, Motorbivak, Fakfak, 
Japen Island, Idore (Lee and Woodhill, 
1944); Biak (Lee and Woodhill, 1944; Hors- 
fall and Porter, 1947); Hollandia (Lee and 
Woodhill, 1944; Rozeboom and Knight, 
1946; King and Hoogstraal, 1946/^); Wamal 
(Mackerras, 1947); Padaido Islands (Author). 
Northeast New Guinea: Bogadjim (Donitz, 
1901); Sepik River, Lae, Salamaua, Bulolo, 
Upper Watut (Lee and Woodhill, 1944) ; Wau 
(Lee and Woodhill, 1944; Horsfall and Porter, 
1947); Ramu Valley, Maprik (Mackerras, 
1947); Wewak (Mackerras and Aberdeen, | 
1946; Mackerras, 1947); Alexishafen (T. K. 
Ruebush); Finschhafen, Saidor (Author). 
Papua: Cape Endaiadere, Koitaki, Dobodura 
(Lee and Woodhill, 1944); Port Moresby I 
(Lee and Woodhill, 1944; Horsfall and | 
Porter, 1947); Bulldog (Lee and Woodhill, || 
1944; Mackerras, 1947; Horsfall and Porter, | 
1947) ; near mouth of Lakekamu River (Hors- Ij 
fall and Porter, 1947); Milne Bay (Lee and 
Woodhill, 1944; Mackerras, 1947; Author). 
HABITAT: f 
Total Collections, 151 
Habitat 
Puddles 
Ditches 
Swamps 
Creeks: Pot holes 
Creeks: Running 
Ponds 
Borrow pits 
Artificial containers 
Humber of Habitat 
collections index 
125 83 
8 5 
6 4 
5 3 
3 2 
2 1 
1 1 
pn, 27 readings 
Range 5. 0-7.0 
Mode 7.0 
Average 6.0 
Percentage 
Factor occurrence 
Shaded 16 
Exposed 84 
Temporary 83 
Semi-permanent 10 
Permanent 7 
Clear 56 
Muddy 32 
Stagnant 11 
Polluted 1 
Vegetation 
Absent 55 
Present 45 
Sparse 37 
Moderate 44 
Abundant 19 
Algae 49 
Emergent 11 
Overhanging 10 
Submerged 22 
Floating 8 
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