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basal rod strong, gently hooked at the apex; median and apical rods 
subequal, longer and broader than basal rod and prominently hooked; 
leaf and accessory setae absent. Dististyle normal. ‘Tenth sternite 
crowned with a sparse tuft of short, pointed spines; basal arm long 
and curved; a group of about nine, unusually long cercal setae present. 
External process very broad, gradually tapering to a point; about 
twice the length of the ventral cornu. Ventral cornu large, rounded, 
and rugulose. Median process with ten or more conglomerate teeth. 
Basal process represented by a short, rounded knob. 
Larva: Antennal tuft located in a constriction near the outer 
third; antennal shaft sparsely spiculate basally. Postclypeal head 
hair 4 short, single; frontal head hairs 5, 6, and 7 long, multiple. 
Mentum with about 13 robust, bluntly rounded teeth; the apical 
tooth broader and longer than the lateral teeth. Thorax sparsely 
covered with minute spicules; abdomen glabrous. Comb with 
numerous scales in about four rows; each scale rounded apically and 
fringed with subequal spinules. Siphonal index about 5.5; five 
multiple siphonal tufts placed on the siphon, the basal tuft being 
inserted within the pecten; siphon densely covered with fine setae 
which are longest and most prominent at the apex. Pecten with 
about 11 teeth restricted to the basal third of the siphon; each tooth 
with coarse barbs on one side. Anal segment completely ringed by 
the saddle. 
MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Six males and associated terminalia from 
Colombia, four from Venezuela, and one from Trinidad. 
DistRIBUTION.—Reported from Venezuela, Colombia, and the 
Lesser Antilles. One specimen from Macauley Trace, Trinidad has 
been examined by the author. This is the first record from the 
island. 
Culex (Culex) mauesensis Lane, 1945 
FIGuRES 22a, b 
Culex (Culex) mauesensis Lane, 1945, p. 208. 
SystEematTics.—This species is very similar to Culex renato, but 
is distinguished by the appendicles on the apical lobe of the basistyle. 
SALIENT CHARACTERS.—Adult female: See table 1. 
Male terminalia: Basistyle conical. Apical lobe of the basistyle 
prominent, undivided. Appendicles of the apical lobe as follows: 
basal rod strong, gently curved; median and apical rods subequal, 
longer than the basal rod, and prominently hooked terminally; leaf 
broad, obovate, and with minute longitudinal striations; two accessory 
setae present, one normal and gently curved, the other very strong, 
