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Genus Anopheles 
Wings unspotted or slightly spotted. Mostly 
belong to temperate climes or hill districts. 
a. Wings spotted , legs unbanded , costa unspotted. 
1. A. maculipennis*. —Wing field four spots. 
Palpi, unbanded. Europe and North America. 
2. A. crucians. —White spots on dark veins. 
Three dark spots on sixth vein. Tarsi unbanded ; 
palpi three white bands. North America. 
3. A. eiseni. —Apical fourth of hind tibiae 
yellowish. Sixth vein wholly black. Guatemala. 
aa. Wings spotted , legs unbanded , costa spotted. 
4. A. punctipennis. —Costa, characteristic yellow 
spot near apical fourth of wing fringe; no spots. 
North America. 
5. A. pseudopunctipennis. —Wings as in previous 
species but wing fringe with several yellow spots; 
(?) a distinct species. North America. 
6. A. franciscanus. —Small species: costa, a spot 
about middle, and a pure yellow apical spot; third 
vein white with two black spots. Fringe spotted. 
N. America. 
aaa. Wings spotted , legs banded. 
7. A. gigas. —Costa, two large costal spots. Legs 
with pale basal bands. A hill species. India. 
8. — A. wellcomei. —Costa, two small yellowish spots. 
Legs with narrow apical bands. Sudan. 
9. A. arabiensis. *—Costa, seven dark spots, four 
long and three short. Other veins much spotted. 
Fringe spots at all the vein junctions. Hind femur 
and tibia speckled—latter often has an apical band. 
* Transmits malaria. 
