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all except one. Yet my collections from 
banana axils were the most numerous. 
Similarly, although coconut shells are men- 
tioned in the literature, Taylor (1943) did 
not find kochi among any of the thousands of 
mosquitoes taken from coconut shells. And 
kochi was not collected from any of the 174 
coconut shells which I examined. 
It occurred primarily (86 per cent) in pure 
collections but was collected with T. bimacu- 
lipes, U. papua, H. genurostris, and A. scuteU 
laris. 
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse) 
Culex notoscriptus Skuse, 1889, Linn. Soc. N. S. 
Wales, Proc. (2d series) 3: 1738. 
DISTRIBUTION: Dutch New Guinea: Mer- 
auke (Brug, 1934; Bonne-Wepster, 1938); 
Toerai (Bonne-Wepster, 1938); Hollandia 
(King and Hoogstraal, 1946^, c, f) ; Amster- 
dam Island (Author) ; Padaido Islands (A. G. 
Humes). Northeast New Guinea: Muina, 
Seleo, Berlinhafen, Madang, Ragetta Island 
(Theobald, 1905); Lakekamu Gold Field 
(Breinl, 1915); Finschhafen, Saidor (Author). 
Papua: Milne Bay (Taylor, 1914^^; Author); 
Dobodura (King and Hoogstraal, 1946c). 
HABITAT: 
Total collections, 47 
Number of Habitat 
Habitat 
collections index 
Tree holes 
24 51 
Artificial containers . . . . 
16 34 
Coconut shells 
6 13 
Rock holes 
1 2 
pH, 20 readings 
Range 
4.0-6.5 
Mode 
4.5 
Average 
5.1 
Factor 
Percentage 
occurrence 
Shaded 
72 
Exposed 
28 
Temporary 
100 
Clear 
Stagnant 
37 
Vegetation 
Absent 
94 
Present, algae. . . 
6 
The innumerable references to collections 
of notoscriptus in Australia state that tree holes 
and artificial containers are the most com- 
monly utilized habitats. My collections fur- 
ther bear out the importance of these two 
habitats. 
In New Guinea, King and Hoogstraal 
(1946^, c) recorded notoscriptus taken from 
fallen palm leaves, tin cans, and tree holes 
with A. plumiferus, A. albolineatus, and 
Toxorhynchites splendens, and Brug (1934) re- 
corded it from tree holes. However, in my 
collections it was absent from fallen bracts 
and leaves. It occurred mostly (60 per cent) 
in pure collections. Percentages of associates 
were: A. albolineatus, 9; T. bimaculipes, 5; 
Arm. breinli, 5; C. fragilis, 5; others, 16. 
Aedes (Finlaya) novalbitarsis 
King and Hoogstraal 
Leucomyia albitarsis Taylor, 1914, Ent. Soc. 
London, Trans. 1914 (Part I): 194. [Nec 
Anisocheleomyia albitarsis Ludlow, Canad. 
Ent. 37: Aedes (Stegomyia) desmotes 
(Giles), 1904; synonymy by Edwards, 1922, 
Indian Jour. Med. Res. 10: 464.] Type 
locality: Lakekamu Gold Field, Northeast 
New Guinea. 
Aedes (Finlaya) novalbitarsis new name King 
and Hoogstraal, 1946, Wash. Ent. Soc. 
Proc. 48: 146. 
DISTRIBUTION: Dutch New Guinea: Hol- 
landia (King and Hoogstraal, 1946c, /) ; Pa- 
daido Islands (Author). Northeast New 
Guinea: Lakekamu Gold Field (Taylor, 
1914^^); Finschhafen (King and Hoogstraal, 
1946c). Papua: Dobodura, Oro Bay (King 
and Hoogstraal, 1946c); Milne Bay (Author). 
HABITAT: 
Total collections, 12 
Number of Habitat 
Habitat collections index 
Rock holes 6 50 
Puddles 5 42 
Tree holes 1 8 
