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Observations .—This Anopheles very much resembles A. Sinensis 
and the sub-sp. annularis , but it is much darker in colour and 
has more densely-scaled black palpi. Moreover, the scales of the 
wings are shorter and broader, and the apical fringe is deep 
black ; the position of the cross-veins resembles A. annularis, but 
the supernumerary and mid are closer together, and the relative 
position of the bases of the fork-cells is different. 
It is undoubtedly a distinct species on account of the 
differently shaped wing-scales, but is closely related to A. Sinensis, 
sub-sp. annulaiis, and sub-sp. pseudopictus, (fee. 
I think it must be the species Van der Wulp called 
A. barbirostris on account of its large palpi, which, when lying 
closed over the proboscis, give it a very striking appearance. 
That Yan der Wulp describes the legs as testaceous and mentions 
no banding is of no account, as the specimen he described was 
probably rubbed and the legs denuded, and hence appeared 
unbanded and pale, whilst even in good specimens the leg¬ 
banding may be very faint. 
Some specimens received by Dr. Annett, bearing on the 
labels Vice-Consulate, Old Calabar, differ in no respects from the 
Malay and East Indian specimens, except that they are rather 
darker in colour and the banding on the tarsi is less distinct, in 
some being practically absent, as described by Van der Wulp. 
Original description. — “ Fuscous ; thorax faintly striped; 
proboscis and palpi very hairy ; legs brick-red ; halteres 
fuscous ; costa of the wings fuscous, with two snow-white spots. 
Length. —5 mm. 9 • The straight projecting hairy palpi give 
this species a peculiar aspect, differing from our indigenous 
species of the genus. Dark brown. Rostrum and palpi longer 
than the head and thorax taken together; clothed with brown 
scaly hairs ; joints of the palpi hardly distinguishable. Thorax 
rather long and narrow, somewhat lighter coloured than the 
head and abdomen, quadranguiarly truncated in front, with 
indistinct longitudinal stripes on the upper part. Abdomen 
with pale incisions. Legs very long and slender, testaceous; 
femora a little enlarged towards the end when viewed in some 
directions, whitish at the tip. Halteres piceous. Veins of the 
wings with brown scales, which are accumulated towards the 
costa; a point of snow-white scales at two-thirds of the costa, 
and a similar point near the tip ; the two furcate cells of equal 
length. Habitat. —Mount Ardjoeno, East Java (Hekmoyor)." 
