" Mosquito Larvae of New Guinea — BiCK 
V 5 readings 
Range 5. 0-6.0 
Mode 5.0 
Average 5.2 
Percentage 
Factor occurrence 
Shaded 50 
Exposed 50 
Temporary 100 
Clear 72 
Muddy 14 
Stagnant 14 
Vegetation 
Absent 75 
Present 25 
Sparse 67 
Abundant 33 
Algae 67 
Overhanging 33 
In 49 collections, King and Hoogstraal 
(1946c) obtained 31 from tree holes, artificial 
containers, and rock holes, and they listed 
palm bracts, coconut leaves and husks, and a 
sea shell as occasional habitats. In contrast, 
50 per cent of our collections were from rock 
holes, 42 per cent from puddles, only 8 per 
cent from tree holes, and none from artificial 
containers. King and Hoogstraal (1946c) give 
a very long list of associated species. In our 
surveys, novalbitarsis occurred mostly (67 per 
cent) in pure collections. Associated species 
were: An. punctulatus, A. papuensis, A. noto- 
scriptuSy C. halifaxty and A. hollandius. 
Aedes (Finlaya) papuensis (Taylor) 
Leucomyia australiensis var. papuensis Taylor, 
1914, Ent. Soc. London, Trans. 1914 (Part 
I): 193. Type locality: Milne Bay, Papua. 
DISTRIBUTION: Dutch New Guinea: Alba- 
trosbivak (Brug, 1927; Bonne-Wepster, 
1938) ; Doromena (King and Hoogstraal, 
7 1946c); Padaido Islands (A. G. Humes). 
■ Northeast New Guinea: Lakekamu Gold 
Field (Breinl, 1915); Finschhafen (King and 
Hoogstraal, 1946c; Author); Gusiko (King 
; and Hoogstraal, 1946c); Morobe (Author). 
; Papua: Milne Bay (Taylor, 1914^; Author); 
• Higatura (King and Hoogstraal, 1946c). 
409 
HABITAT: 
Total collections, 61 
Number of Habitat 
Habitat 
collections index 
Rock holes 
23 38 
Puddles 
16 26 
Artificial containers . . . 
9 15 
Tree holes 
6 10 
Coconut shells 
5 8 
Borrow pits 
2 3 
pH, 9 readings 
Range 
5.0-6.5 
Mode 
6.0 
Average. 
5.2 
Percentage 
Factor 
occurrence 
Shaded 
46 
Exposed 
54 
Temporary 
96 
Semi-permanent. . 
4 
Clear 
Muddy 
2L 
Stagnant 
Vegetation 
17 
Absent 
85 
Present 
15 
Moderate 
67 
Abundant 
33 
Algae 
84 
Floating 
16 
A. papuensis has been recorded from rock 
pools, tree holes, on paper, drum heads, sun- 
lit ruts, sunlit coral pools (Lee, 1944^?; King 
and Hoogstraal, 1946c). 
A. papuensis and A. novalbitarsis were the 
only Aedes with high habitat indices for both 
surface water and water in containers, and the 
only Aedes with fairly high indices for pud- 
dles. Papuensis occurred mostly (64 per cent) 
in mixed collections. Percentages of associ- 
ates were: A. albolineatuSy 8; C. pulluSy 8; C. 
halifaxiy 8; An. punctulatuSy 6; Toxorhynchites 
spp., 5; others, 29. 
Aedes (Finlaya) wallacei Edwards 
Aedes wallacei Edwards, 1926, Bui. Ent. Res. 
17: 105. 
distribution: Dutch New Guinea: Assike, 
Merauke, Sorong, Tanahmerah (Bonne-Wep- 
ster, 1938) ; Hollandia (King and Hoogstraal, 
