Proceedings of 
the United States 
National Museum 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION . WASHINGTON, D.C. 
Volume 120 1967 Number 3557 
CLASSIFICATION OF CULEX SUBGENUS CULEX 
IN THE NEW WORLD 
(DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)! 
By Ravpu A. Bram 
Department of Entomology 
A synopsis of the mosquitoes of the world by Stone et al. (1959) 
with supplements by Stone (1961, 1963) listed 63 species in the Culex 
subgenus Culex from the New World. The present study assigns 61 
species to the subgenus and lists 3 unrecognized species. In this 
study four species are described as new, five species are revalidated, 
one subspecies is elevated to species rank, and 11 species are placed in 
synonymy. 
This study would not have been possible without the enthusiastic 
guidance and support received from several outs tanding culicidologists. 
I take pleasure in extending most sincere gratitude and thanks to the 
following persons: Dr. William E. Bickley, Professor and Head, 
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland; Dr. Alan Stone, 
Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, United 
1 Modified from a doctoral dissertation, submitted to the University of Mary- 
land, June 1964, and supported in part by the University of Maryland, Agricultural 
Experiment Station, project H-80. 
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