836 AUSTRALIAN CULICIDiE, iv., 



quite agree with tliis, and place C. ^;arv?ts definitely as a synonym 

 of C . vishnai Theobald. 



It seems to me that C. vishimi 1'heobald, is closely related to 

 C. silietis Wied. 



CuLEX TOWNSViLLENSis, nom.nov. 

 Culicelsa fusca Taylor. 



Trans. Ent. Soc. London, 1914, p.699. 



A change of name is necessary, as fnscus is preoccupied in 

 Culex. 



The sixth and seventh segments of the abdomen have the 

 sides covered with white scales, except the apex; eighth pale- 

 scaled, unhanded. The fore- and mid-ungues are unequal, and 

 not equal, as stated in the description, the mid more so than the 

 fore. There is also a small branched process on the undersurface 

 at the base of the ungues in both legs. Genitalia of male of 

 typical Culex -form. 



9. Similar to ^. Palpi brown-scaled; apex of abdomen hairy. 

 First fork-cell longer and narrower than second, its base nearer 

 the base of the wing than that of the latter, stem of the first 

 about one-third the length of the cell, stem of the second slightly 

 more than half the length of the cell; hind-tibia? the same length 

 as first tarsals; ungues equal aiid simple. 



Ilab. — Q.: Townsville (F. H. Taylor). 



The above corrections in the description of the male are based 

 on fresh material, which agrees perfectly with the type. It 

 appears to be an uncommon species. 



(JULEX FATIGANS Wied. 



Aussereurop. zweiflug. Ins., p. 10 (1828); Taylor, Trans. Ent. 

 Soc. London, 1914, p. 197. 



//rt6.— N.S.W.: Sydney (F. H. Taylor).— Vic: Melbourne (Dr. 

 Cumpston), Kyabram, Echuca, Mildura, Bamawm, Swan Hill 

 (F. H. Taylor). — S. Australia : Kenmark, Cobdogla, Overland 

 Corner, Pompoota, Adelaide (F. H. Taylor). 



C. fatiyans is a common mosquito in Southern Australia. It 

 occurred abundantly at Kyabram and Echuca, where it was 



