388 Mr. F. V. Theobald. On the Culicidce of India, 



Culex tritceniorhynchus. (Giles.) 



'The Entomologist,' p. 192 (1901), Giles; 'Mono. Culicid.,' 1, 

 p. 364 (1901), Theobald. 



Thorax fuscous with golden-brown tomentum, unadorned. Abdo- 

 men fuscous with narrow yellowish-white basal bands, broader in the 

 middle than laterally. Legs minutely basally banded ; proboscis with 

 three ochraceous bands. 



Length of $ 2 '4 mm.; of ? 3 mm. 



Habitat. India. 



Observations. I have not been able to find this species amongst those 

 sent me by Colonel Giles, nor have I seen any triple-banded proboscis 

 species. Several specimens of C. Vishnui have appeared so through 

 denudation however. 



Culex cantans. (Meigen.) 

 C. stimulans. (Walker.) 

 C. maculatus. (Meigen.) 

 C. fumipennis. (Stephens.) 



'Syst. Beschr.,' 1, 6, 6, Meigen (1818); ' Mono. Culicid.,' 1, 

 p. 401 (1901), Theobald. 



Thorax dark brown, covered with narrow, reddish, and golden-brown 

 curved scales, paler and broader just before the scutellum and at the 

 sides of the mesonotum. Abdomen dark brown, with basal pale bands 

 which often spread out laterally on some of the segments ; the last 

 few segments have traces of apical banding also, the apical segments 

 often entirely pale scaled. Legs dark brown, mottled with paler 

 scales, metatarsi and tarsi with pale broad basal bands ; fore and mid 

 ungues of ? thick, equal, uniserrated ; hind simple. 



Length of ? 6 to 7 mm. ; of ^ 7 mm. 



Habitat.- Europe, N. America, and India. 



Observations. A very distinct, large species common in Europe. 

 The mid cross-vein and supernumerary in one line. Colonel Giles has 

 given an undoubted specimen of this species to the British Museum. 

 It was taken by Dr. Price at Conoor in the Nehilgerry Hills at an 

 elevation of 6,000 feet. 



Culex gelidus. (Theobald.) 

 ' Mono. Culicid.,' ii, p. 20 (1901), Theobald. 



Thorax dusky yellowish-brown to deep brown, with the anterior two- 

 thirds covered with frosty-white curved scales, the hind portion with 

 almost black scales and long black bristles. Abdomen brown with 

 basal creamy-white bands and pale lateral spots. Ungues of the ? 

 equal and simple. 



