The Animal Parasites of Man

by Harold Benjamin Fantham; Max Braun; J. W. W. Stephens; Fred. V. Theobald

Section A.—Proboscis formed for piercing; metanotum nude. Scutellum simple.

I.	Wings with six-scaled longitudinal veins.
A.	Palpi long in the male.
α.	Palpi long in both sexes, clavate in ♂ Anophelina.
I.	First submarginal cell as long or longer than the second posterior cell.
	Antennal segments without dense lateral scale tufts.
	Thorax and ab­do­men with hair-like scales		Prothoracic lobes simple; no flat head scales		Wing scales lanceolate	Anopheles, Meigen.
					Wing scales mostly long and narrow	Myzomyia, Blanchard.
					Wing scales as above, but fourth long vein near base of third and outstanding scales on prothoracic lobe	Neomyzomyia, Theobald.
					Wing scales partly large and inflated	Cycloleppteron, Theobald.
			Prothoracic lobes mammillated; some flat head scales. Basal lobe of ♂ genitalia of two segments			Stethomyia, Theobald.
	Prothoracic lobes with dense outstanding scales					Feltinella, Theobald.
	Thorax with some narrow curved scales; abdomen hairy					Pyretophorus, Blanchard.
	Wing scales small and lanceolate. Wing scales broad and lanceolate					Myzorhynchella, Theobald.
	Thorax with hair-like curved scales, some narrow curved ones in front; abdomen with apical lateral scale tufts, scaly venter; no ventral tuft					Arribalzagia, Theobald.
	Thorax with hair-like curved scales; abdominal scales on venter only, with a distinct ventral apical tuft					Myzorhynchus, Blanchard.
	Much as above, but abdomen with long spine-like dense lateral tufts					Chrystia, Theobald.
	Thorax with very long hair-like curved scales; abdomen pilose, except last two segments which are scaly; dense scale tufts on third femora; wings with broadish, blunt, lanceolate scales					Lophoscelomyia, Theobald.
	Thorax and abdomen with scales		Abdominal scales as lateral dorsal patches of small flat scales; thoracic scales narrow and curved, or spindle-shaped			Nyssorhynchus, Blanchard.
			Abdomen nearly completely covered with irregular scales and with lateral tufts			Cellia, Theobald.
			No lateral scale tufts			Neocellia, Theobald.
	Thoracic scales hair-like except a few narrow curved ones in front; abdominal scales long, broad and irregular					Kerteszia, Theobald.
	Thorax with hair-like curved scales and some broad straight scales, others spatulate on sides. Abdomen covered with fine hairs except last three segments, which are scaly. Tufts of scales on hind femora. Wing scales lanceolate					Manguinhosia, Cruz.
	Antennal segments with many dense scaly tufts					Chagasia, Cruz.
	Antennæ with outstanding scales on second segment, more appressed ones on the first. At least one segment of abdomen with long flat more or less spatulate scales					Calvertina, Ludlow.
II.	First submarginal cell very small					Bironella, Theobald.
	With a distinct cylindrical tubercle projecting obliquely from the prothoracic region					Dactylomyia, Newstead and Carter.[390]
	Scutellum trilobed.
	First submarginal cell much smaller than the second posterior cell; proboscis long and bent					Megarhininæ.
	Palpi long in both sexes					Megarhinus, Rob. Desvoidy.
	Last segment of ♂ palpi blunt. Last segment of ♂ palpi long and pointed					Ankylorhynchus, Lutz.
β.	Palpi short in the female					Toxorhynchites, Theobald.
	First submarginal cell longer than the second posterior cell					Culicinæ.
	Legs more or less densely scaly; head not entirely clothed with flat scales; all the legs densely scaly.
	Wings with large pyriform scales					Mucidus, Theobald.
	Wings with narrow scales					Psorophora, Rob. Desvoidy.
	Hind legs only densely scaled					Janthinosoma, Arribalzaga.
	Head entirely clothed with flat scales. Legs uniformly scaled with flat scales. Head and scutellar scales all flat and broad. Palpi of ♀ short, of ♂ thickened apically and tufted					Stegomyia, Theobald.
	Palpi of ♀ longer than in Stegomyia and in ♂ long and thin, acuminate, simple					Desvoidea, Blanchard.
	Head scales mostly flat, but a median line of narrow curved ones; scutellar scales flat on mid lobe, narrow curved on lateral lobes and palpi longer than proboscis					Macleayia, Theobald.
	Head scales mostly flat, irregular, narrow curved ones behind; mid lobe scutellum with flat scales, lateral with narrow curved; ♂ palpi shorter than proboscis					Catageiomyia, Theobald.
	Head scales mostly flat, but a few narrow curved ones in middle in front; scutellar scales all flat					Scutomyia, Theobald.
	Head scales all flat; scutellar scales all narrow curved					Skusea, Theobald.
	Head with flat scales, except a small median area of narrow curved ones; scutellar scales all narrow curved					Howardina, Theobald.
	Head with all flat scales except a thin line of narrow curved ones behind; scutellar scales all narrow curved					Danielsia, Theobald.
	Head with small flat scales over most of surface, with median line and line around eyes of narrow curved ones; scutellar scales bluntly spindle or club-shaped					Hulecoetomyia, Theobald.
	Head and scutellar scales narrow curved. Wing scales long, narrowly lanceolate, collected in spots; palpi clubbed in ♂; five-jointed and rather long in ♀					Theobaldia, Neveu-Lemaire.
	Wing scales (lateral) long and narrow, and ♀ palpi three-jointed, ♂ not clubbed and hairy					Culex, Linnæus.
	Wing scales at apex of veins dense and rather broad, femora swollen; small dark species					Melanoconion, Theobald.
	Wings with short, thick, median scales and short, broadish lateral ones on some of the veins; scales mottled; fork-cells rather short					Grabhamia, Theobald.
	Wings with dense, broadish, elongated, truncated scales					Pseudotæniorhynchus, Theobald.
	Wings with broad, short, asymmetrical scales					Tæniorhynchus, Arribalzaga.
	Head covered with rather broad, flat, spindle-shaped scales; scutellum with small flat scales to mid lobe					Gilesia, Theobald.
	Head clothed with flat, irregularly disposed scales all over, with patches of narrow curved ones; ♂ palpi clubbed					Acartomyia, Theobald.
	Abdomen with projecting flat lateral scales with deeply dentate apices; wings not ornamented					Lasioconops, Theobald.
	Wings ornamented; scutellum with flat and narrow curved scales					Finlaya, Theobald.
γ.	Palpi short in ♂ and ♀					Ædeomyina.
	Wings unornamented.
	Antennæ pilose in ♂ and ♀; second joint very long					Deinocerites, Theobald.
	Antennæ plumose in the ♂.
	Head clothed with narrow curved and flat scales.
	Mid-lobe of scutellum with six border-bristles.
	Scutellum with narrow curved scales.
	Palpi in ♀ four-jointed, in ♂ two-jointed					Ædes, Meigen.
	Mid-lobe of scutellum with four border bristles.
	Scutellum with flat scales.
	Head clothed with flat scales only.
	Fork-cells normal length.
	Mid-lobe of scutellum with four border-bristles.
	Palpi of ♀ two-jointed					Verallina, Theobald.
	Palpi of ♀ five-jointed, metallic					Hæmagogus, Williston.
	Fork cells very small or small.
	Scutellar scales flat.
	First submarginal cell longer than the second posterior cell; no flat scales on mesothorax					Ficalbia, Theobald.
	First submarginal cell smaller than the second posterior cell; flat scales on mesothorax					Uranotænia, Arribalzaga.
	Scutellar scales narrow curved.
	First submarginal cell as in Uranotænia					Mimomyia, Theobald.
	Wings ornamented with Mansonia-like scales					Ædeomyia, Theobald.

Section B.—Metanotum ornamented with chætæ, squamæ or both.

α.	With chætæ only.
	Proboscis longer than whole body; lateral wing scales Tæniorhynchus-like					Phoniomyia, Theobald.
	Proboscis as long as whole body in ♀ frons drawn out into a prominence; wing scales rather broad and long					Binotia, Blanchard = Runchiomyia, Theobald.
	Proboscis not as long as the whole body; lateral vein scales narrow					Wyeomyia, Theobald.
	Proboscis not as long as whole body, swollen apically; wing scales long and broad					Dendriomyia, Theobald.
β.	Metanotum with squamæ and chætæ.
	Palpi short in ♂ and ♀.
	Proboscis straight in ♀ and ♂; legs with scaly paddles					Sabethes, Rob. Desvoidy.
	Venation like Sabethes.
	Legs simple					Sabethoides, Theobald.
	Venation like Culex					Goeldia, Theobald.
	Proboscis in ♂ elbowed, with two scaly tufts					Limatus, Theobald.
	Palpi long in ♂, short in ♀					Joblotina, Blanchard.
II.	Wings with seven-scaled longitudinal veins: Culex type					Heptaphlebomyia, Theobald.

Section C.—Proboscis short, not formed for

	piercing					Corethrina.
	Metatarsus longer than first tarsal joint					Corethra, Linnæus.
	Metatarsus shorter than first tarsal joint					Mochlonyx, Ruthe.[391]

Notes on the Different Genera.

Sub-family. Anophelina.

The following Anophelines have been recorded as malaria carriers:—