THE AEGYPTI GROUP

13(3). White knee­spot present on all femora(Fig. 1 B) .................................................. 14 White knee­spot absent on all femora (Figs. 2 B,C) ............................. mascarensis 1

14(13). Abdominal tergite 1 with a large, median patch of pale scales; female terga II–VII with a row of small white scales along posterior border (Fig. 3 E).......................... ......................................................................................................... aegypti 0 aegypti Abdominal tergite 1 without any median patch of pale scales; female terga II–VII without a row of small pale scales along posterior border (Fig. 3 F) ....sp. formosus 1 Malagasy species (Mauritius).