Aedes of the Philippines — Knight and Hull 
479 
ADULT: Male. Wing length about 2.0 mm. 
Very similar to miachaetessus but differing 
slightly as follows: Pleural integument gray- 
ish brown to brown in color. Ppn with several 
fine short hairs ventroposteriorly. Mesepim- 
eron with several fine pale hairs between the 
dorsal hair tuft and the lower mesepimeral 
bristles. Hind femur with basal half partially 
pale-scaled anteriorly. Terminalia: Resembling 
that of miachaetessus but the subapical append- 
ages differing as figured. The basal portion 
of the basistyle of the single available spec- 
imen was somewhat broken so that details in 
that portion may not be accurately illustrated. 
Female. As in male except that there are 
laterobasal pale patches on most of the terg- 
ites and basal paler scales on the sternites. 
Torus with some dark scales and hairs me- 
dially. 
LARVA (from Edwards and Given, 1928: 
346. No larvae taken in P.I.): Head: Antenna 
almost as long as head, with numerous spic- 
ules; antennal hair tuft with 5-6 branches, 
inserted just before middle and reaching the 
tip of the antenna. Preclypeal spines long, 
bristle-like. Head hair 4 with about 6 branches, 
very small; 5 with 3; 6 with 2; 7 with 7-10; 
8 single; 5, 6, and 7 all large and plumose, 
and arranged in a slightly curved line. Men- 
tum with about 15 lateral teeth. Thorax: Lat- 
eral tufts large and plumose; associated spines 
very short. Abdomen: Lateral tufts double, 
plumose on I and II. Comb with about 70 
scales, each long, narrow, sharp, and simple. 
Siphon rather strongly tapering on the outer 
half, index about 2.7; acus distinct, narrow; 
6-8 pecten teeth, mostly rather widely spaced 
and extending a little beyond middle of si- 
phon, each tooth with 2-3 very strong denti- 
cles; siphon hair tuft with 3-5 branches, 
inserted beyond distal pecten tooth. Anal 
plate small; ventral brush of about 8 tufts, 
each tuft with a rather long stalk, no tufts 
off the barred area. Anal gills short, somewhat 
pear-shaped, dorsal pair almost as long as 
anal plate, ventral pair shorter. 
BIONOMICS: Adults were collected flying at 
Fig. 13. A. {Cancraedes) curtipes. Male terminalia 
(Palawan), a, Mesal aspect of basistyle; b, left half of 
mesosome. 
the edge of a mangrove swamp and from 
resting places inside the openings of crab 
holes. The larvae were not taken. However, 
Edwards and Given (1928: 346) reported the 
larvae from mangrove pot-holes. 
DISTRIBUTION: Specimens examined. R.K.L. 
Palawan: 1 male, 5 females, Iwahig Penal 
Colony (Laffoon). U.S.N.M. Palawan: 2 fe- 
males, Puerto Princesa (19th M.G.L.). 
Not previously reported from the Philip- 
pines. 
Outside the Philippines this species is 
known from Borneo and Malaya. As pointed 
out in the treatment of miachaetessus, it is be- 
lieved that the two female specimens in the 
U.S.N.M. from Koh Kut Island, Gulf of 
Siam, are this species. 
DISCUSSION: The type was studied, but un- 
fortunately a male terminalia was not seen. 
However, the male terminalia of the Palawan 
specimen agrees with Edwards’ (1928, fig. 1) 
figure of the male terminalia of curtipes, except 
that he does not show the subapical append- 
