142 Journal New York Entomological Society, [VoLxi. 



$ . Head much as in female except that the second pale band on the sides is 

 not so defined and is perhaps lacking (males not in good condition) : antennae are 

 really brown, but the reflections make them look ochraceous : palpi daik with a white 

 spot at the bases of the ultimate and penultimate joints, and a cream-colored band 

 dividing the remainder in halves, the plumes are rather heavy and dark, but like those 

 of the antennje, often look mostly light : proboscis very dark with quite a narrow 

 cream-colored band somewhat caudad of the middle (on a line with the interior band 

 on the palpi). 



Thorax much as in female, the lines and spots less definite. 



Abdomen as in female, but very hairy. Claspers large. 



Legs practically as in female. Fore and mid ungues very unequal, the larger 

 having a large tooth about midway and a short, apparently spinous, one at the base; 

 hind ungues small and simple. 



Wing not so heavily scaled, and the first submarginal is a little longer than the 

 second posterior, their bases nearly on a line : the posterior cross- vein is a little 

 shorter than the mid, and not quite its length distant. 



Habitat. — Philippine Islands. Caught, February (Mangarin), 

 March, April (Dagupan). 



The female was described from a lot (28), all females, sent by Dr. 

 Frank Suggs from Mangarin, Mindoro : the males from a lot (234) 

 sent by Dr. M. A. DeLaney, First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon 

 U. S. A. from Dagupan, Pangasinan, Luzon, but the insects had many 

 of them been wet and were not in good condition. It is nearly related 

 to C. microannulatiis Theob. and C. vislinui Theob. 

 Culex sitiens Wiedemann. 

 C. annulioris Theobald. 

 C. hirsutum Theobald. 

 C. caecus Theobald. 

 C. gel id us Theobald. 

 C. gelidus var. cuneatus Theobald. 

 C. fatigans ]Vicde)nanu. 

 Culex fragiiis, sp. nov. 



Female. Head dark, covered with light ochraceous, almost cream- colored, 

 curved, and light fawn-colored forked scales on the occiput, with white flat opalescent 

 ones on the sides and a rim around the eyes ; antennae light brown, pubescence and 

 verticels the same ; palpi light brown ; proboscis light brown ; eyes dark blue. 



Thorax very light with two rather broad light brown submedian lines and a light 

 greenish- brown tinge, covered with a frosty bloom much like that found on Anopheles, 

 sparsely covered with very small hair-like golden scales. Scutellum light brown with 

 similar scales ; metanotum almost white ; pleurae testaceous, a soft blue-green. The 

 whole thorax has a greenish tinge and a general translucent appearance. Abdomen 

 dark green sparsely covered with very thin white opalescent flat scales and light brown 

 hairs ; ventrally much the same. 



