452 Mr. Stephens on the 



Remarks upon the economy and metamorphosis of these curious 

 Insects are, nevertheless, to be met with in the works of several 

 of our countrymen ; and in those of that great, but neglected? 

 luminary, Ray, and the modern publications of Shaw, Bingley, 

 aud Kirby and Spence, their general history may be obtained. 



Culex Auctorum. 

 Antennae porrectae, filiformes, 14-articulatae : maris plumosae ; 

 femince pilosae. Palpi porrecti quinque articulati : maris 

 proboscidae longiores ; feminae brevissimae. Proboscis por- 

 recta, longitudine thoracis. Alee squamatae, incumbentes. — 

 Meigen. 



1. Cu. annulatus. Fabr. 



Nigro fuscus ; abdomine pedibusque albo-fasciatis; alis 

 punctis quinque fuscis. 

 Cu. annulatus. Fabr. Ent. Syst. v. iv. p. 400* — Fabr. Syst. 

 Ant. p. 35*— Fill. Ent. v. iii. p. 565*— Gmel. Syst. Nat. 

 vol. v. p. 2287— Turt. Trans, v. iii. p. 663*— Meig. 

 Europ. Ziseif. 8vo. v. i. p. 4. tab. 1. f. 10*. 

 Cu. pipiens. Safn. Ent. Compend. pi. 9. f. 5. $ .* 

 A highly beautiful insect, and, although frequent during the 

 autumnal months, has not yet been noticed as a British species, 

 except through the accidental introduction of the figure above- 

 quoted by Samouelle, in mistake for Cu. pipiens. 



2. Cu. affinis Mihi. 



Rufo-fuscus ; abdomine pedibusque albo-annulatis; alis 

 punctis duabus fuscis. 

 I have seen but one specimen of this insect, captured by myself, 

 at Hertford, in June : it greatly resembles the preceding, but is 

 somewhat smaller and paler ; its time of appearance is different. 



3. Cu. Calopusl Meigen. 



Fuscus ; abdomine argenteo annulato ; pedibus niveo 

 annulatis. 

 Cu. Calopus (Fuscus; argentco-punctatis ; pedibus argenteo 

 annulatis.) Meig. Europ. Zzceif. 8vo. v. i. p. 3* ? 



