NO. 3557 SUBGENUS CULEX—BRAM 97 
Culex (Culex) saltanensis Dyar, 1928 
FiaureEs 29a, 6 
Culex (Culex) saltanensis Dyar, 1928, p. 386. 
Culex (Culex) beauperthuyi Anduze, 1943b, p. 459. [New synonymy.] 
Systematics.—The holotype male terminalia of Culex beauperthuyi 
were compared with the holotype male terminalia of C. saltanensis 
and found to be conspecific. Therefore, C. beawperthuyi is here 
placed in synonymy with C. saltanensis. 
This species is a member of the group which lacks a leaf on the 
apical lobe of the basistyle. It is distinguished from Culer bonneae 
by exhibiting dense pilosity on the lateral margins of the tenth 
sternite; it may be separated from C. duplicator by the distinctive 
ventral cornu and differences in the external process. 
SALIENT CHARACTERS.—Adult female: See table 1. 
Male terminalia: Basistyle conical, slightly longer than twice the 
basal width; clothed with fine spicules in addition to the normal, long 
setal pattern. Apical lobe of the basistyle prominent undivided, 
somewhat thumblike, and also clothed with fine spicules. Appendicles 
of the apical lobe as follows: at the apex of the apical lobe are two 
subequal, strong rods which terminate in a distinct hook; surrounding 
these rods is a group of about 15 subequal, pointed setae; leaf absent. 
Dististyle normal. Tenth sternite crowned with a sparse tuft of short, 
pointed setae; basal arm moderate in length, prominently curved; 
cercal setae absent; except for the basal arm, the entire tenth sternite 
is clothed with fine setae. External process broad, slightly curved 
and gradually tapering to an obtuse termination; about twice as long 
as the ventral cornu. Ventral cornu very broad and curved so as to 
to be directed laterally; distinctly separated from the teeth of the 
median process. Median process with 12 or more conglomerate teeth. 
Basal process short, straight, and bluntly rounded. 
Larva: Antennal tuft located in a constriction near the outer third; 
antennal shaft spiculate basally. Upper and lower frontal head hairs 
5 and 6 long, multiple. Mentum with about 15 teeth; the apical tooth 
broader and longer than the lateral teeth. Thorax and abdomen 
densely spiculate. Comb with numerous scales in a patch; each scale 
rounded apically and fringed with subequal spinules. Siphonal 
index about 4.5; five or six pairs of multiple siphonal tufts present on 
the siphon; siphon clothed with dense pilosity. Pecten with about 
13 teeth on the basal third of the siphon; each tooth with one or two 
coarse barbs on one side. Anal segment densely spiculate, completely 
ringed by the saddle. 
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