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2. A. Jamesii (Theobald) and its allied species.

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Fig. 19.—Palpi and wing of A. Jamesii (Theobald).

       Apparently several species of anopheles which correspond more or less with
Mr. Theobald's original description of this mosquito occur in India, and it is
doubtful whether they should be regarded as distinct species or as varieties. The
main characters of the species which I regard as most nearly corresponding
to Mr. Theobald's description are shown in the figure above (Fig. 19). It
differs from A. Fuliginosus chiefly in the fact that the femora and tibiæ of the
legs are brilliantly speckled with white scaled spots in addition to the banding at
the joints.

       As in A. Fuliginosus the last 3¼ hind tarsal segments are pure white. The
first tarsal segment of the fore leg has an indistinct median band.

       The differences in wing markings between this species and A. Fuliginosus
are shown in the drawings.

       Characters of the larva.—Both the median and external frontal hairs are
branched in the same manner as is shown under the figure of the larvæ of
A. Theobaldi (Fig. 21), but somewhat more thickly than in that species.

       There is a pair of palmate hairs on each segment of the abdomen from
the first to the seventh, and a very rudimentary pair on the thorax. The shape of
the leaflets is that shown under the figure of A. Jamesii allied species I
(Fig. 20).

       Habitat and observations.—This is not a common species in India, and the
majority of specimens we have obtained have been reared from larvæ. We
found it first at Nagpur (Central Provinces), but this or its allied species have