90 A Monograph of Culicidae. 
Myzoruyncuus vAnus. Walker. 
Anopheles annularis. Theobald (non Van der Wulp). 
(Mono. Culicid. I., p. 142, 1901.) 
The specimens described as annularis, Van der Wulp, in the 
first volume are certainly not that species. I cannot imagine 
how I committed such an error, unless it was on account 
of Van der Wulp’s statement that it might be identical with 
A. sinensis. 
Three very important characters given by Van der Wulp at 
once dispel the notion of any connection between the two, viz. : 
(i) annularis has the whole of the apical palpal joint white ; (ii) 
costa alternately spotted with dark brown and white; (ili) the 
long hind tarsi fuscous in the middle and with a white ring, 
wholly white towards the end. 
The specimens that I took in error to be annularis must be 
known therefore under Walker’s name. 
This species bears a very close resemblance to the Chinese 
M. sinensis, but is very much smaller and differs in having no 
pale fringe spot, and in the two costal spots being smaller, and 
the palpal banding is not so distinct. 
Unless the larvae are shown to be distinct, I feel more 
disposed to treat it as a permanent small form of the Chinese 
sinensis than as a distinct species. 
To the description given on p. 142, Vol. I., add the following :— 
‘‘ Bases of the antennae with pale scales”; “ palpi with the apex 
white and two other prominent white rings and some white 
scales towards the base,” the “basal border-scales are sometimes 
brown as well as yellow,” “the second small spot (costal) more 
or less extending on to the first (not second) long vein,” and 
the pale area extending some distance basally under the dark 
costa. 
The palpal banding referred to as being variable in Vol. L, 
p. 144, often has an accessory band, so that. it is generally four- 
ringed ; the fourth basal ring may be reduced gradually down 
through a few white scales until it disappears, and the second 
small one at the apical end is often indistinct. 
Additional localities. —Quilon (James) ; Lahore (Christophers) ; 
Perak (Wright); Penang, Putar Jerejah Asylum (Freer) ; 
Dindings, Straits Settlements ; Kuala Lumpor (Durham) ; Luzon, 
Philippine Islands (Ludlow). 
Times of capture.—Quilon, 27.7.01 ; Luzon, 7.9.01. 
