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into open situations it appears to survive 
successfully. 
Living larvae can usually be recognized in 
the field by the long siphon and moderately 
pigmented head whereas living pupae can be 
distinguished by the moderately long, uni- 
formly dark trumpet and long hairs 4-V-VII. 
Both males and females are abundantly 
found in the vicinity of breeding places and 
fly readily in the daytime. They rest most 
frequently on shaded, moist rock surfaces and 
stream banks but have been found also on 
tree buttresses. A small number of males and 
females were collected in night hand catches 
at lighted quarters. 
Distribution 
Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal: Tenaru, 
IM, IP, Aug. 27, 1928 (R. W. Paine) [Paine 
and Edwards, 1929]; generally distributed 
throughout the year on north-central and 
northwest coast (JNB et al., J. G. Francle- 
mont, K. L. Knight, P. W. Oman, A. B. 
Gurney, H. E. Milliron et aL) [USNM, CU, 
JNB]. Florida: Halavo, 2M, 2F(K-84l), IF 
(K-846) Dec. 17, 1943 (K. L. Knight) 
[USNM]. Kussell: 4M, 2F, 1944 (R. B. Eads); 
Banika, lOL, Mar. 1943 (W. G. Downs) 
[USNM]. New Georgia: Segi Pt., 6M, 9F 
(B-116) (C. O. Berg) [USNM]; Munda Pt., 
4M, 4F(F-17); 8M, llF(F-20); 6L, Feb. 17, 
1944 (J. G. Franclemont) [USNM, JNB], 
Bougainville: Empress Augusta Bay, IM, IF. 
no date; 5M, 5F, Mar. 1, 1944; 2M, 2F, Mar. 
4, 1944 (C. R. Bruck); 1F(G-I4l) Jan. 25, 
1944; 2F(G-226) Feb. 19, 1944; 1L(G-310) 
no date; IM, lF(G-325) Apr. 14, 1944; IM, 
1F(G-341) Apr. 23, 1944; lM(G-349) no 
date; lM(G-358) Apr. 27, 1944; lM(G-388) 
May 22, 1944; 2L(G-400) June 12, 1944; IM, 
2F(G-402) June 14, 1944; 2M, 2F(G-422) 
June 27, 1944; 3M, lF(G-436) July 18, 1944 
(A. B. Gurney) [USNM, JNBJ. 
4. TJranotaenia solomonis Belkin n. sp. 
Plates 7, 8 
1929 . lUranotaenia albescens Taylor. Paine in 
Paine and Edwards, Bui. Ent. Res. 20: 
304 (misident.). 
1944 . Uranotaenia albescens Taylor. Knight, 
Bohart, and Bohart, Keys Mosq. Aus- 
tralasian Reg. p. 15, 68 {partim). 
Diagnosis 
ADULT.— Head dark centrally; very narrow 
white orbital line, not expanded laterally; no 
erect occipital scales; conspicuous white front- 
al tuft. Narrow supra-alar line of white scales 
long, almost reaching scutal angle; apn and 
stp each with narrow line of white scales form- 
ing streak in line with white-scaling of head. 
Hind tarsus cream-white beyond middle of 
segment 3. Wing with white scales on base 
of R, Cu, and a few on lA. Abdominal ter- 
gites 1-3 broadly white-scaled, 4 with apical 
median patch, 5 with narrow apical trans- 
verse band extending to sternite. Male legs 
without striking modifications. 
PUPA.— Trumpet length 4.0 median width; 
tracheoid extending to about 0.5; uniformly 
darkly pigmented; slit in meatus. Hair l-II 
usually 10, lib, all primary; 4-V-VIII usu- 
ally 4-6b, shorter than following tergite. Pad- 
dle serrations distinct on apical half of ex- 
ternal margin. 
LARVA. — Head longer than wide; hairs 5, 
6-C strong spikes; 4-C short, 3, 4b; 7-C 1 
4b (3-5); 9-C long, 3b (2-4). Antennal hairs ' 
simple; hair 1-A short, basad of middle. Tho- | 
rax and abdomen with strong dorsal and ven- I 
tral stellate tufts. Thoracic hairs 9, 10-P well i 
developed; hairs 9-M, T, 8-M, 7-T long, ' 
multiple, barbed; 4-P 2b; 7-P 2b(2-3); 9-P I 
2b(2-3); 14-P single; long hairs with apices 
attenuated. Abdominal hairs 6-III-VIII stel- 
late, much shorter than 6-1, II, without basal j 
tubercles; l-I, II 6-8b(4-ll); 6-1, II 3b, j 
branches uneven; 6-II, IV 7-1 lb. Comb 
plates separate; scales fringed. Siphon index 
about 4.0; pecten extending to 0.45; pecten j 
teeth very broad, fringed apically and laterally, 
11(11-13); hair 1-S moderate 10, llb(9-13), j 
uneven; valves moderate; hair 9-S weak, hook- j 
like; 13-S moderate, twisted at base. Anal 
