Mosquitoes of New Guinea- — PENN 
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Key to Species of Aedes (Finlay a) 
1. Paddles with serrate margins 2 
Paddles with smooth margins 5 
2. Seta A- VIII with no more than five stout 
branches; seta C-II two- to six-branched.. 3 
Seta A-VIII normally a tuft of more than 
seven branches; seta C-II simple... 4 
3. Seta B exceeding the posterior margin of 
the following segment on segments 
IV- V only; paddles rounded apically 
with a notch at tip of midrib (Fig. 
30 ) A. notoscriptus 
Seta B exceeding the posterior margin of 
the following segment on segments III 
through VI; paddles more or less pointed 
apically, never notched (Fig. 31) 
A. keefei 
4. Seta 2 on segment II very long, longer than 
B-II; paddles long and narrow, rounded 
apically; setae B-IV-VI slightly plumose 
apically (Fig. 32) A. wallacei 
Seta 2 on segment II medium, not longer 
than B-II; paddles shorter and more 
rounded, apex with a notch at end of 
midrib; setae B-IV-VI not plumose 
(Fig. 33) A. kochi 
5. Seta B exceeding posterior margin of fol- 
lowing segment on segments IV and V 
only; dorsal seta (8) of cephalothorax 
large, dendritic (Fig. 34) 
A. candidoscutellum 
Seta B exceeding posterior margin of fol- 
lowing segment on at least segments 
IV, V, and VI; dorsal seta of cephalo- 
thorax medium or large but not den- 
dritic 6 
6. Seta A-VIII with six to eleven stout, simple, 
plumose branches (Fig. 35) 
— - A. papuensis 
Seta A-VIII with five to ten stout branches, 
each branch two- or four-branched api- 
cally (dendritic) ....7 
7. Seta C-II with four to eight branches; seta 
C-III with four to six branches; setae 
B-II I— VI not plumose apically (Fig. 36) 
A. hollandius 
Seta C-II with two to five branches; seta 
C-III with two to four branches; setae 
B-III-VI slightly plumose apically (Fig. 
37 ) A. novalbitarsis 
Aedes (Finlaya) notoscriptus ( Skuse ) 1889 
Fig. 30 
Pupa undescribed by Hill ( 1925: 72), who 
included figures of the paddles and trumpet, 
but Graham ( 1929: 205 ) included a descrip- 
tion and figures of specimens from New Zea- 
land. 
Cephalothorax. — Postocular : 1 long, sim- 
ple or occasionally two-forked near middle; 2 
long, simple; 3 long, simple. 
Anterothoracic: 4 medium, simple or two-forked; 
5 long, simple; 6 small, simple or rarely two- 
forked near apex; 7 long, two-forked near mid- 
dle or simple. 
Dorsal: 8 long, three-fourths length of trumpet, 
simple or two- to three-forked. 
Supra- alar: 9 medium, simple. 
Metanotum: 10 long, thin, two-forked or simple; 
11 long, stout, simple; 12 long, thin, simple. 
Trumpet: Funnel-shaped, length roughly three 
times the greatest diameter of meatus; pinna 
about one-third of total length; uniformly dark- 
pigmented. 
Abdomen.- — Segment I: h small, stout, sim- 
ple; K long, simple; L small, two- or three-forked 
near apex, rarely simple; M medium, two- or 
three-forked near basal third; S long, simple; T 
long, simple; u small, simple. 
Segment II: A small, simple spine; B long, sim- 
ple; c medium, three- to six-branched, rarely 
more; c' small, simple spine on this and all fol- 
lowing segments; 1 medium, simple or rarely 
two-forked; 2 long, simple; 3 medium, simple 
or rarely two-forked at apex; 4 small, three- or 
two-forked near middle, rarely four- or five- 
