Genus. Myzomyia, Blanchard; Grassia, Theobald.
Comp. rend. heb. Soc. Biol., No. 23, p. 795, Blanchard; “Mono. Culicid.,” 1910, iii, p. 24; v, p. 16, Theobald.
This genus occurs in Asia, Africa and South America, Europe and East Indies. The type is M. funesta, Giles, found in Central and West Africa. Although structurally there is not much difference between this genus and Anopheles, they differ greatly in appearance, and there are usually a few narrow curved thoracic scales projecting over the head, whilst the wing scales are much smaller in proportion, and the wings more uniformly spotted, always so along the costa. Funesta and lutzii are undoubtedly malaria bearers and also rossii.
Genus. Neomyzomyia, Theobald.
“Mono. Culicid.,” 1910, v, p. 29.
A single species only occurs in this genus, N. elegans, James, from India. In this genus, which is near to Myzomyia, the fourth long vein is very near the base of the third, and there are outstanding scales on the prothoracic lobes, and there is a marked tuft of dense scales at the posterior angles of the head.
Genus. Cycloleppteron, Theobald.
“Mono. Culicid.,” 1903, ii, p. 312; 1903, iii, p. 58; 1910, v, p. 33.
Two common species only occur in this genus, C. grabhamii, Theob., from Jamaica, and C. mediopunctatus, Theob. (Lutz., ms.), from South America. The chief character is the presence of large black inflated pyriform scales on the wings. The palpi are densely scaled. Neither have been shown to be malaria bearers.
Genus. Feltinella, Theobald.