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^ . — Palpi longer than the proboscis, the two terminal segments with long hairs, 

 entirely clothed with deep-brown scales, without pale rings; abdomen with narrow 

 white basal segmental bands above, the eighth segment entirely white scaled. 

 Length, 3.5 mm. 



Eight specimens, Tabernilla, Canal Zone, Panama (August Busck, 

 collector), bred from larvae in water in bamboo joints. 



Type. — No. 10873, U. S. National Museum. 



Allied to C. hesitator D. & K., described below, but differing in 

 the shape of the wing-scales. 



Culex jenningsi, new species. 



^. — Proboscis moderately long and slender, not swollen towards the apex, 

 clothed with black scales, not ringed ; palpi short, black scaled ; occiput clothed with 

 dark scales and lighter ones intermixed, margin of the eyes white scaled ; mesonotum 

 clothed with dark-brown scales with bronzy luster with several faintly indicated 

 longitudinal ridges ; metanotum dull brown ; abdomen depressed, truncate at the 

 tip, clothed with black scales which show a bronzy luster in some lights, the second, 

 third and fourth segments have white basal bands, on the succeeding segments these 

 are represented only by triangular lateral spots, a dark -blue metallic reflection at the 

 tip of each segment, beneath the abdomen is dark scaled with distinct white basal 

 bands ; legs black with bronzy luster, the knees and apices of the tibiae on the hind 

 legs silvery white, hind tarsi narrowly ringed with silvery white at the bases ; pleura 

 pale greenish with two blackish longitudinal stripes ; claws simple ; veins of the 

 wings brown scaled, the scales long and narrow. Length, 3 mm. 



^ . — Palpi long and very slender, slightly longer than the proboscis, the apices 

 blunt, black scaled without white rings ; antennae densely plumose ; abdomen with 

 narrow silvery-white basal bands on all the segments. Length, 3 mm. 



Four specimens, Tabernilla, Canal Zone, Panama (August Busck, 

 collector), bred from larvae in water in the leaves of Bromelias. 



Type. — No. 10867, U. S. National Museum. 



Allied to Culex conso/ator Dyar & Knab. 



Named, at the suggestion of Mr. Busck, in honor of Mr. A. H. 

 Jennings, Special Sanitary Inspector of the Canal Zone. 



Culex gaudeator, new variety. 



J . — Proboscis moderately long and slender, enlarged at the apex ; palpi short, 

 black scaled ; occiput clothed with flat silver-gray scales and with numerous upright 

 forked ones, mesonotum deep-brown scaled, on the anterior half a broad marginal 

 yellowish stripe which curves inward at the middle ; the posterior end of the stripe 

 may form a detached dot or the whole marking may be absent ; antescutellar bare 

 space surrounded by light-colored scales, the light markings show a brassy or silvery 

 luster in changing lights ; scutellum silvery scaled ; pleura light brown with patches 

 of white scales ; metanotum deep pitchy brown ; abdomen depressed, truncate at 

 apex, clothed above with black scales, at the sides with distinct basal triangular white 

 patches, beneath black with broad white basal segmental bands ; legs dark with 



