A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes, Vol. 2 Mainly Compiled from the Collections Received at the British Museum from Various Parts of the World in Connection With the Investigation Into the Cause of Malaria Conducted by the Colonial Office and The

Excerpt from A Monograph of the Culicidae or Mosquitoes, Vol. 2: Mainly Compiled From the Collections Received at the British Museum From Various Parts of the World in Connection With the Investigation Into the Cause of Malaria Conducted by the Colonial Office and the Royal Society

The two genera Corelhm and Mochlonyu: are doubtful Culicidae. They present so many differences from true Culicidae that I feel sure from the limited material at my disposal that they should be excluded. The peculiarities in larva, pupa and adult are, I think, sufficient to raise them to a distinct family between the Culicidae and Chironomidae. But as I have not had either sufficient time or material to properly study them, they are retained pro tem. In this family.

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