Mr. F. H. Taylor on the Culicidae of Australia. 707 
General colour of living mature larva pale yellowish brown, 
siphon pale yellow. 
Head black, antennae black, apical spines fairly stout, dark 
brown, five in number, the one on inner margin stoutest; six spines 
on frontal angles of thorax; chaetae in two groups each group 
composed of six chaetae; first two abdominal segments with lateral 
brown chaetae—four in each group—remaining segments with 
lateral hexad tufts of setae; comb on eighth segment composed of 
eight triangular comb-scales, siphon tuft of thirteen setae; pecten 
scales ten in number their individual character could not be made 
out; at the apex of dorsal surface of ninth segment is a tuft of 
nine long brown setae, at its base also is a tuft of seven minute 
fine brown hairs; the apex of the ventral surface also bears numerous 
brown setae. 
Full-grown specimens (in confinement) seem to feed 
almost exclusively at the surface and are predaceous on 
other larvae, although well supplied with food. 
Their position when at rest is almost horizontal to the 
surface, in that respect resembling Anopheline larvae. 
Pupa: Length 3mm. Thoracic region yellowish brown. 
Abdominal segments light brown. Pinurae moderately long, 
tapering to a fine point, the middle third with very short spines 
on its outer edge. . 
The duration of the pupal stage varies from three to 
seven days, the average being four days. 
Larvae collected 9/7/1912, pupae formed 17/7/1912, 
adults emerged 21—28/7/1912. 
Anisocheleomyia nivipes, Theobald. 
Entomologist, xxxvili, p. 52 (1905); Mon. Culicid., IV, 
p. 571 (1907). 
Q. Similar to 3; antennae pilose, fairly dense; the creamy white 
border of thoracic scales terminates about half way to the roots 
of the wings; scutellum with four dark brown border bristles to 
the mid lobe and three to each of the lateral lobes; below the dense 
creamy white scaled area on the pleurae is a similar area of black 
flat ones extending to the base of the coxae; metanotum dark 
brownish black. Coxae and trochanters clothed with white flat 
scales; last three tarsals of fore leg grey scaled, last two and apex 
of ante-penultimate of mid and hind legs creamy white; ungues 
equal and simple, those of the hind legs being shorter and straighter: 
Length 2 mm. (viz). 
