Key to Larvæ of Bombay Anopheles Mosquitoes.
(1) Diagram of Anopheles larva showing frontal hairs F. H., which must not be
confused with feeding brushes F. B , also palmate hairs or fans P. H., a pair
of which is usually present on most of the abdominal segments.
(2) Complete palmate hair or fan from larva of N.-M. rossi.
(3) Single leaflet from palmate hair or fan of N.-M. rossi.
(4) " " " " " " " " N. stephensi.
(5) " " " " " " " " M. barbirostris.
(6) " " " " " " " " N. jamesi and N. fuliginosus.
(7) " " " " " " " " M. listoni and M. culicifacies.
Note.-Palmate hairs are present on the thorax of both M. listoni and M. culicifacies.
(8) Frontal or clypeal hairs of larva of N.-M. rossi.
(9) " " " " " " " N. stephensi.
(10) " " " " " " " M. barbirostris.
(11) " " " " " " " N. jamesi and N. fuliginosus.
(12) " " " " " " " M. listoni and M. culicifacies.
(13) Special branched hair on inner side of antennæ of M. barbirostris.
Note.-The branching of the frontal hairs of N. stephensi and M. listoni is so fine that it requires a 1/6th in. or
higher power objective to see it.
This plate was originally prepared to illustrate a paper on the Natu al History of Bombay Malaria, which
appeared in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. It has been reproduced by permission.