Mosquitoes in Melanesia — Belkin 
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5-IV-VI(2b); 2-II-VII(l) ; l-II(irregularly 
dendritic); 1-IV-VI (4-6b) . Paddle index 
about 1.70; midrib narrow; inner and outer 
margins without distinct spicules. 
larva.-— Pigmentation of head, thorax and 
abdomen light brownish yellow; thoracic and 
abdominal hairs yellowish brown. Head width 
about 0.97 of length, greatest cephalad of 
eye; hairs l4-C(about 10b), 15-C(about 8b, 
long). Thorax and abdomen with conspicu- 
ous stellate tufts of 30 or more slender yellow- 
ish branches; large single hairs not swollen 
or fringed near base. Thoracic hairs : l-P(about 
30b, shorter than 3-P), 2-P(l, shorter than 
3-P), 3-P(5-7b, branches of unequal length), 
5-P(l, only a little longer than longest 3-P 
branch), 7-T(2b, spinelike), 13-T(about 25b, 
not conspicuously larger than other stellate 
tufts). Abdominal hairs: 2-I-VII, 0, 14-11- 
VII large stellate tufts; 10-I-VII large stellate 
tufts comparable to others. Comb scales about 
30 in number, sharply pointed and unfringed 
apically. Siphon index about 3-5; pecten 
teeth (8-10 on each side; broad at base); 
hair l(5b), la(5 in number, mostly single; 
absent from basal third); 2a(about 18 in num- 
ber, short, 2b or single). Anal segment: dorsal 
gill slightly less than 2.0 of saddle; ventral 
gill about 1.6 of saddle; hair l(4b), 2 (6b), 
4(4b, about 3.0 of saddle). 
Description 
adults.— Very similar to melanesiensis. I 
have not been able to find any characters to 
separate them from melanesiensis . 
pupa.— Abdomen: 3.36 mm. Trumpet: 0.53 
mm. Paddle: 0.66 mm. 
Cephalothorax: Lightly pigmented a uniform 
yellowish brown. Trumpet a bright deep yel- 
low brown; length about 2.5 median width; 
width at basal 0.10 about 0.5 width at middle; 
anterior and posterior margins smoothly con- 
vex; inner wall distinctly separated to pinna; 
tracheoid on mesal surface at extreme base 
only; external reticulations very prominent; 
internal spicules long, strong in body of 
meatus, longer and thinner near pinna; pinna 
about 0.30. Hairs moderately to heavily pig- 
mented a dark brown. Hairs: l(2b from base, 
very Jong, with numerous slender fringes), 
2(2b, about one half of 1), 3(5, 6b, shorter 
than 2), 4(6b, shorter than 3), 5 (5,6b, slightly 
longer than 3), 6(1), 7(2b, secondarily 
branched), 8(5b, slightly longer than 5), 9(2b, 
slightly shorter than 8), 10(6, 7b, secondarily 
branched), 11(1, long), 12(3b, slightly shorter 
than 11). 
Abdomen: Moderately and very uniformly pig- 
mented a bright yellow brown, intersegmental 
areas darker; integumentary sculpturing very 
distinct and uniform throughout. Small hairs 
moderately pigmented, larger hair dark brown. 
Segment I: hair 1 (about 30 primary branches, 
arising from elongate stem and enlarged base, 
with secondary branches and thin fringes), 
2(1), 3(1), 4(4b in two primary branches), 
5(8,10b, from a short stem), 6(not seen), 
7(3b, from long stem), 10(1). Segment II: 
hair 0(1, small, very thin), 1 (central stem, 
about 12 primary branches, some secondarily 
branched), 2(1, 2b), 3(1), 4(4, 5b), 5 (6b), 6(not 
seen), 7(3f, ventral), 10(2b,3f, ventral), 11(1), 
14(1, small). Segment III: hair 0(1, small, 
very thin), l(8b, from enlarged basal stem), 
2(1), 3 (not seen), 4(4b, some secondary 
branching), 5 (3b) , 6(3b), 7(3f, ventral), 8(3, 
4f), 10(5f), 11(1), 12(1 — 3f), 14(1, small, 
thin). Segment IV: hair 0(1, small, very thin), 
1(5, 6b), 2(1), 3(3, 4b), 4(1, 2b), 5(2b), 6(2, 3b), 
7(3f), 8(5 — 8f), 10(4f), 11(1), 12(2f), 14(1, 
small, thin). Segment V: hair 0(1, small, very 
thin), 1(5, 6b), 2(1), 3(2b), 4(3, 4b), 5(2b), 
6(1), 7(2f), 8(7, 8f), 10(3, 4f), 11(1), 12(1), 
14(1, small, thin). Segment VI: hair 0(1, 
small, very thin), 1(4, 5b), 2(1), 3(1, 2f), 4 
(2-4b), 5(2b), 6(1), 7(3-8f), 8(7-9f) ? 10(2b, 
f), 11(1), 12(1), 14(1, small, thin). Segment 
VII: hair 0(1, small, very thin), 1(3, 4b), 2(1), 
3(1), 4(1), 5 (4b, conspicuously fringed), 6(2, 
3b, conspicuously fringed), 7(11, 12b, con- 
spicuously fringed), 8 (6b, conspicuously 
fringed and secondarily branched; very large), 
