Mr. F. H. Taylor on the Culicidae of Australia. 691 
length distant from the anterior cross-vein; fringe dusky. Halteres 
pale. 
Length 6-6°5 mm. 
Habitat. Bass Srraits, Flinders Island. 
Date of Capture. 21/11/1912. 
Observations. Described from four Q specimens. A 
species easily distinguished by the narrow-curved scales 
on the pleurae, thoracic markings and ungues from C. 
tasmaniensis, Strickland. We have much pleasure in 
dedicating this species to its discoverer. 
Culicada squamosa, n. sp. 
(Pl. XLII, fig. 8.) 
Head black; thorax dark brown with mixed brown and pale 
narrow-curved scales with two small patches of wpright forked 
scales. Abdomen with basal banding. Legs with apical and basal 
banding to the tarsi. 
9. Head black, clothed with creamy narrow-curved scales and 
creamy upright forked ones in the centre and dark brown ones on 
the sides, flat scales on the sides creamy, border bristles pale; eyes 
purple black; antennae black, basal lobes black, second segment 
with the basal half creamy, verticillate hairs black; palpi four 
jointed, third very long, fourth minute and nipple-shaped, black 
scaled, with the apex white, clothed with numerous black hairs; 
proboscis black scaled with a broad median creamy white band. 
Thorax dark brown, clothed with mixed brown and pale creamy 
narrow-curved scales, with two small spots, one on either side of the 
wing roots, of elongate outstanding flat scales; scutellum yellowish 
brown clothed with pale narrow-curved scales posterior border 
bristles black; pleurae brown with white flat scales and a few 
brown bristles; metanotum brown. 
Abdomen clothed with black scales and creamy white lateral 
spots, first segment clothed with black scales and numerous yellowish 
hairs, segments two to five with pale creamy white basal banding, 
segments six to eight with basal and apical pale creamy white 
banding; venter with the first three segments white scaled, fourth 
and fifth black scaled with basal white banding and a small median 
patch of white scales, remainder black scaled with basal white 
banding. 
Legs black, femora and tibiae mottled with white scales, knee 
spot creamy yellow, fore, mid, and hind legs with the first three 
tarsals with basal and apical creamy yellow banding, the fourth 
