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Genus Stegomyia. 
Stegomyia aurostriata. Banks (1906). 
Philippine Journal Science, I., 9, 995 (1906). 
Head with black-brown and white scales. Thorax brown 
with golden stripes. Abdomen dark brown, light, almost white 
ventrally. Legs dark brown except femora, which are pale. 
“ The mesothorax with dark-seal-brown, narrow-curved scales 
and adorned as follows :—A very narrow, golden median line, 
scarcely perceptible anteriorly, extending from anterior to pos¬ 
terior margin, where it dilates to cover the area of the usually 
bare spot; external to this a broad, golden band, curving out¬ 
ward on each side of the anterior half and slightly inward on 
the posterior half of the dorsal area, the two being parallel 
posteriorly, and suggesting the lyre-figure of S. fasciata, Fabr. 
External to these lines and anterior to base of wing a faintly 
suggested longitudinal stripe of golden scales. . . . Mid lobe of 
scutellum with median patch of flat, yellow-white scales bordered 
by dark brown ones and four large bristles ; lateral lobes with 
few mixed yellow, white and brown scales and three large 
bristles each. Abdomen with narrow basal white bands on the 
fifth and sixth segments and all except last with basal white 
triangular patches. Fore and mid ungues uniserrate ; hind equal 
and simple. 
Habitat .—-Negros Occidental, P. I., Canlaon Volcano, Mt. 
Siya-Siya, 760 metres. 
Time of capture. —24. vi. 06. 
Type. —Ent. Coll. Bur. Sc. Manila, P. I. 
Note .—Caught on bare legs of carriers ; attacks readily ; 
caught on rainy day.’ 5 
This is clearly a distinct species. 
Stegomyia argenteopunctata. Theobald (1901). 
Mono. Culicid. I., 316 (1901), Theobald; Third Rep. Wells. Labs., 
255 (1908), Theobald. 
Salisbury, Mashonaland. 
Additional locality. —Nasser, Sobat River, Africa (King). 
One 9 • 
Type in the British Museum. 
