Aedes of the Philippines — Knight AND Hull 
469 
1915 . Banksinella lineatopennis, Ludlow. Ed- 
wards, Bui. Ent. Res. 5: 274. Different 
combination. Restricted luteolateralis to 
type female and applied lineatopennis to 
type male. 
Adult and larvae described by Barraud 
(1934: 269). 
ADULT: A small dark species readily recog- 
nized by the broad longitudinal lateral area 
of yellow scaling on the scutum. 
Male. Wing length about 2.6 mm. Head: 
Proboscis dark. Palpus longer than proboscis 
by nearly the length of the terminal segment; 
dark. Vertex dorsum with a large central area 
of yellow narrow and upright-forked scales. 
Thorax: Scutum with a broad .area of yellow 
scales along the. lateral margin, central por- 
tion dark-scaled, some dark scales present be- 
yond the yellow scales on the lateral margin 
over the spiracle; dorsocentral, acrokichal, 
and prescutellar bristles present. Mid-scutellar 
lobe with narrow yellow scales, sometimes a 
few dusky scales apically; lateral lobes essen- 
tially bare of scales. Apn bare of scales; ppn 
with a few narrow dark scales. Pleuron nearly 
bare of scales, a few usually being present on 
the propleuron, dorsally and medioposteriorly 
on the sternopleuron, and on the mesepim- 
eron; 1-2 lower mesepimeral bristles present. 
Legs: All dark. Fore and mid-tarsal claws un- 
equal, each unidentate; hind claws equal, 
simple. Wings: Dark, pale scales along vein 
1 to junction with stem of vein 2 and along 
basal portion of vein 5 . Abdomen: Tergite I 
dark-scaled dorsally; II-VII with dorsal basal 
pale bands. Sternites dark. Terminalia: Basi- 
style elongate; with numerous hairs along in- 
ner surface, a row of short peg-like setae 
interspersed among these apically; with a pro- 
jecting basal lobe that bears several strong 
apical spines. Dististyle inserted before apex, 
prominently widened just beyond middle. 
Ninth tergite deeply concave medially. 
Female. Differs from male chiefly as follows. 
Palpus approximately one-seventh as long as 
the proboscis. Scutum with dark scales laterad 
Fig. 10. a. {Banksinella) lineatopennis. Male termina- 
lia (Samar). 
of the yellow-scaled band from the anterior 
margin to the level of the wing base. Lateral 
scutellar lobes with a few narrow yellow scales. 
Tarsal claws equal, unidentate on fore and 
midlegs, simple on hind. Some of the sternite 
scaling appearing paler. Wing with almost all 
of veins Sc and 5 pale-scaled also, some pale 
scales may be present basally on vein 4. 
LARVA: Head: Antenna stocky, broadest at 
base and tapering somewhat toward apex; 
prominent spicules over most of length; an- 
tennal hair tuft with 5-10 branches, inserted 
before middle. Mouth brushes with comb- 
like tips. Hair 4 small, with 5-9 branches; 5 
with 4-7; 6 with 3-6; 7 with S-13; 8 with 
2-3; 9 with 1-5, usually 3-4; 12 with 4-7; 
13 and 14 with 2-5; 15 with 5-10; 17 and 18 
usually single, occasionally double; 20 with 
6-10. Mentum with 17-20 lateral teeth. Tho- 
rax: Prothoracic hair 1 single or double; 2 
stalked, with 1-3 branches; 3 stalked, with 
2-5; the whole group small in size. Meso- 
