Il6 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [April, '05 



Plab. San Emigdio canon, Kern Co., Calif. Described 

 from 2 c? , i 9 , taken June 3 and 4, 1904, by the writer, and 

 now in his collection. 



This species seemed to be extremely local in San Emigdio 

 canon, being found in only one place, and extending along the 

 canon for about a hundred yards. It seemed to be not at all 

 uncommon, and a good series of specimens was taken in the 

 short time I was in this particular locality. They are very 

 distinct, and the first one I saw I recognized to be something 

 new to me. The color of the upperside of the male and 

 female, and heavy markings and metallic scales of underside 

 and a partial obliteration of the marginal red band on the 

 upperside of secondaries are very distinctive characters. It 

 belongs to the acmon group. 



A New Culex From Australia. 



BY D. W. COQUILLETT. 



Culex labeculosus new species. 



A rather large brown form with white bands at bases of the segments 

 of the abdomen and tarsi. Proboscis nearly covered with white scales, 

 those on upper half of occiput golden brown, on the remainder white. 

 Mesonotum golden brown scaled and with several brassy yellow ones 

 interspersed, some of which form a pair of indistinct subdorsal light col- 

 ored lines, the scales very narrow ; bristles black, those on the scutellum 

 chiefly yellow. Scales of abdomen black, a broad crossband of white 

 ones at base of each segment and several white scales scattered over the 

 sixth and seventh segments. Scales of femora, tibiae and first tarsal joint 

 mixed black and white, not forming distinct bands or spots, those on the 

 posterior side chiefly white, on remainder of tarsi black and with a band 

 of white ones at base of each joint, that at base of the second joint of the 

 hind tarsi covering nearly one-third of the joint ; front tarsal claws of 

 female unidentate. Wings hyaline, the scales brown, the lateral ones 

 narrow and nearly linear, petiole of second submarginal cell nearly half 

 as long as that cell. Palpi of female chiefly black scaled except at the 

 apex, where the scales are white ; palpi of male narrow, blackish and 

 with two white bands. Length 4 to 5 mm. 



Six females and two males, labelled as having been collected 

 on Goode Island, Victoria, Australia. Received by Dr. L> O. 

 Howard from Mr. C. French, the government entomologist 

 of Victoria. 



Type No. 8314, U. S. National Museum. 



