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such a supposition. Nor do I think it synonymous with Say’s 
CuJex quinquefasciatus. On the other hand, I think it extremely 
likely my A. Walkeri is this species. (F. V. T.) 
44. Anopheles Kumasii. Chalmers. 
( Lancet y Nov. 1900.) 
“ It is a small black mosquito. The wings hare four black spots on 
the costa separated by three yellowish spaces and distinct dark spots on 
the other veins scattered over the wing. The abdomen is black and not 
banded, but the posterior portion of each segment is darker than the 
anterior. The female is a small black mosquito 3*5 millimetres in 
length and having wings three millimetres long. The head is black 
with light-coloured hairs; the antennae have light-coloured joints; the 
palpi are black with three yellow marks; and the proboscis is black 
except at the apex. The thorax is slate-coloured with two dark lines 
dorsally and two slanting lines laterally. The hairs are light yellow. 
The wings are iridescent with four black spots on the costal margin and 
others scattered about on the veins. The four black spots on the costal 
margins are separated by yellowish spaces. Of these spots the first is the 
longest,, extending along about one-third of the costal margin and the 
other three are much smaller. "When examined closely these spots are 
seen to consist of two rows of dark scales situated on the costal margin 
and on the longitudinal vein directly below and parallel to it. In the 
first large spot these dark scales start from the junction of the wing and 
thorax on the costal margin, but on the vein only halfway along the 
line of costal scales. The abdomen is black without rings but with the 
posterior portion of each segment darker than the anterior. The legs are 
in general dark coloured; the femora are not yellowish at the base, and 
the tibiae are not yellowish on the outer side. The tarsi are ringed 
distally and proximally. The male is much the same as the female. 
Its length is four millimetre'-', and the length of the wing is three 
millimetres. Its habitat is in dwelling-houses in Kumasi, Ashanti, West 
Africa. 
“Such is the brief and, I am afraid, imperfect description drawn from 
notes which I was able to bring from Kumasi in the inarch out. I regret 
that the times were not settled enough to make photographs of the 
mosquito in Kumasi. I was able to find its larvae on the margin of the 
marsh which nearly surrounds Kumasi.” 
Note. —The apical and basal banding of the tarsi seem to 
point to this being a new species. I have to thank the describer, 
."Dr. Chalmers, who was through the siege of Kumasi, for this 
note of what I believe to be a new species. It might, however, 
be a variety of A, funcstus. (F. Y, T.) 
