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Male. —Palpi a little longer than the proboscis, brownish and 
hairy at the apex, with a white band at the base of the second 
segment and in the middle. The articulation of the segments of 
the antennae are black, the remaining portions of the segments 
whitish. Eyes black. The lateral portions of the head white; 
median portion with long, narrow, curved, white scales; upright, 
forked and hair-like scales, black. The under side of the abdominal 
segments with large lateral white bands, the penultimate one 
descending obliquely to the lateral margins. 
Found in the larval stage by Major P. Fowler in the broad moat 
outside Fanfava Bastian, in December, 1907, and Januar)-, 1908. 
Ground marshy, water from few inches to one foot deep, with much 
coarse grass. I'he larvae occurred in association with numbers of 
P. cost alls. 
LIST OF CULICIDAE OF MAURITIUS 
ANOPHELINAE (Anophelines) 
1. Pyretophonis costalh, Loew (1866). 
Anopheles costalh, Loew (1866). 
A. gambiae, Giles (1902). 
A. gracilis, Ddnitz (1902). 
This species has been proved to be the principal carrier of Malaria 
at Phoenix and Vacoa where they are most numerous. Daruty and 
dEmmerez found it very common at Port Louis in 1900. In some 
places near the sea shore it is uncommon, for example at Rre. 
Seche and Maheburgh very few have been found 
2. Myzorhynchiis mauritiamis, d’Emmerez and Daruty (190^)' 
Anopheles paliuih var. similh, Theobald (1901). 
A. tencbrosiis, Donitz (1902). 
Very common everywhere and especially at Curepipe, Vacoa and 
Phoenix. All the specimens caught in the open air at Phcenix, 
Vacoa, where malaria is prevalent, were found not to be infected. 
J. Nyssorhynchtis maculipalph (Giles). 
Anopheles maculipalph, Giles (1902). 
i ot common ; a few specimens only were caught by Major Fowler 
at Iron Fanfaren in Port Louis. 
