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Saussure's, which was described in Rev. et Mag. de Zool. (2), x. 

 1858, p. 261. The species recorded or known to me from Japan 

 are : — auraria, Sm., = simillima, Sm. ; cincta, Fab. (George 

 Lewis) ; crabroniformis , Sm. ; ducalis, Sm. ; flavo-fasciata, Cam. ; 

 japonica, Saus. ; japonica, Sm., non Saus. ; magnifica, Sm., yar. 

 latilineata, Cam. ; viicado, Cam. ; mongolica, Andre ; norwcgica,^ 

 Fab. ; siberica, Andre ; tridentata, Cam. ; xanthoptera, Cam. ; or 

 fourteen species in all. Thirteen species of Vespa are recorded 

 by Bingham from British India, but to these must be added 

 V. germanica, Fab., which I have seen from the Khasias. Thus 

 the number for both regions is the same. V. affinis, F., and 

 V. bicolor, F., probably extend into Japan. 



TWO NEW JAMAICAN CULICID^. 

 By Fred. V. Theobald, M.A. 



The following descriptions of two new mosquitoes are drawn 

 up from specimens sent to the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) by 

 Dr. Grabham, and taken by him near Kingston. The new Culex 

 is very distinct;, as also is the Htemagogus, which is so far the 

 most beautiful Jamaican mosquito yet found. The type-speci- 

 mens are in the Museum collection. 



Genus Culex, Linn. 



(Syst. Nat. 1735 ; Theob. Mono. Culicid. i. p. 326, 1901.) 

 Cidex tortilis, n. sp. 



Head golden scaled; proboscis uubanded ; thorax adorned with 

 golden scales, and a large dark brown patch on each side in front, 

 the back of the mesonotum also darkened ; pleurae with grey scales. 

 Abdomen deep brown with violet reflections ; the second, third, fourth 

 and fifth segments with narrow basal pale bands ; venter pale yellow 

 scaled. Legs deep brown, uubanded ; venter of femora and coxae 

 white. Ungues equal. 



2 . Head brown, clothed with narrow-curved golden-yellow 

 scales, a few black bristles, and ochraceous upright_ forked scales ; 

 proboscis and palpi deep brown ; antennre brown ; basal joint testaceous ; 

 second joint very large and swollen, deep brown. Thorax deep brown, 

 the middle of the mesonotum clothed with narrow-curved golden 

 scales ; on each side in front a roundish rich deep brown patch, and 

 the posterior part of the mesonotum with darker scales than the front, 

 being almost brown, but not so dark as the front lateral areas; 

 scutellum with dull golden-brown scales and brown border-bristles ; 

 metanotum bright chestnut-brown ; pleura3 pale brown, with spots of 

 grey scales. Abdomen black in some lights, rich deep but dull violet 

 in others ; the first segment with dusky scales, forming two spots and 

 pale golden hairs ; the second, third, fourth and fifth segments with 

 narrow pale yellowish basal bands, not extending quite across the 



