NO. 3557 SUBGENUS CULEX—BRAM 35 
shape to the teeth of the median process. Median process with about 
nine sharply pointed, distinct teeth. Basal process sharply pointed 
distally, gently curved so as to be directed posterolaterally; occa- 
sionally with an auxillary point directed posteriorly. 
Larva: Unknown. 
Ho.totryrr.—An adult male and associated slide mounted terminalia 
with the following data: Bosque calderon; Bogotdé, Colombia; No. 
Lab. 4161; RB62 143; USNM 67548. Paratypes, six adult males 
and associated slide mounted terminalia from Bogoté, Colombia with 
the following data: No. Lab. 4161, RB62 604; No. Lab. 4158, RB62 
137; No. Lab. 4159, RB62 115; No. Lab. 4159, RB62 140; No. Lab. 
4168, RB62 146; and No. Lab. 4168, RB62 147. I take pleasure in 
naming this species in honor of Dr. William E. Bickley. 
MATERIAL EXAMINED.—The holotype and six paratype males and 
associated terminalia from Colombia, four specimens from Ecuador, 
and two specimens from Jamaica. 
DistrinuTion.—As reported above; Colombia, Ecuador, and 
Jamaica. 
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922 
Fiaures 8a, b 
Culex (Culex) bidens Dyar, 1922b, p. 190. 
Culex (Culex) interfor Dyar, 1928, p. 372. [New synonymy.] 
Culex (Culex) virgultus (=C. declarator) sensu Bachmann and Casal (1962), p. 77. 
[Misidentification.] 
Systematics.—Lane (1953) synonymized Culex bidens with C. 
virgultus (=C. declarator; see Stone, 1956 (1957)). During this study 
the lectotype male terminalia of both C. bidens and C. declarator were 
critically examined, compared, and found to be distinct and valid 
species. Therefore, C. bidens is here revalidated. ‘The lectotype male 
terminalia of C. interfor was also examined and found to be con- 
specific with C. bidens. Thus, C. interfor is here synonymized with 
C. bidens. 
Culex bidens is very similar to C. declarator, the species from which 
it is here revalidated; however, the teeth on the median process of the 
mesosome are distinctive and diagnostic. In C. bidens the individual 
teeth are long, straight, laterally directed, and sharply pointed. In 
C. declarator these teeth are robust, curved, have somewhat convex 
margins, and are rather bluntly rounded. In both species the number 
of teeth may range from one to six. 
SALIENT CHARACTERS.—Adult female: See table 1. 
Male terminalia: Basistyle conical, slightly longer than twice the 
basal width; clothed with fine setae in addition to normal, long setal 
pattern. Apical lobe of the basistyle prominent, undivided, and 
