Mr. Frank H. Taylor on Culicidae from Pcqma. 205 



scaled ; fringe brown ; the basal end of the second long vein carried 

 well beyond the marginal transverse vein, veins clothed with very 

 small median ilat scales and short linear lateral ones with ragged 

 ends, the lateral ones dense on the fork-cells ; first fork-cell longer 

 and slightly wider than the second, base of the latter nearer the 

 base of the wing than that of the former; stems of the fork-cells 

 about two-thirds the length of their cells ; posterior cross-vein 

 shorter than the mid cross-vein and about twice its own length from 

 it ; second incrossation well marked ; halteres with yellowish stems 

 and dusky knobs. 

 Length 2*5 mm. 



Habitat. Papua, Lakekamu Gold Field. 



Observations. Described from one $ specimen taken by 

 Dr. Giblin. The sciitellum was unfortunately denuded of 

 scales. The basal end of the second long vein is very 

 marked. 



Explanation op Plates. 



PLATE XVII. 



P"'iG. 1. N eosquamomyia hreinli, n. sp. (J head 



2. N eosquamomyia hreinli, n. sp. ^ wing 



3. N eosquamomyia hreinli, n. sp. $ wing 



4. Stegomyia atra, n. sp. $ wing 



5. Leucomyia papuensis, n. sp. $ wing 



6. Culicelsa annulirostris, Skuse $ wing 



PLATE XVIII. 



7. Culex anmdirostris, Skuse, var. milni, n. 



var. (J head 



8. Culex annulirostris, Skuse, var. milni, n. 



var. cj wing 



9. Chrysoconops hrevicellulus, Theob. $ wing 

 10. Uranolaenia nigerrima, n. sp. c? head 



All figures x 14. 



