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proximad, separated by a naked area somewhat as in viytilaspidis, 

 but much longer (cephalo-caudad), there is another line of about five 

 or six cilia, somewhat smaller. The fore wing, proximad, in this 

 species is broader than in mytilaspidis ; also the proximal tarsal 

 joint of the caudal legs is shorter and stouter, and the short, sessile 

 stigmal vein is bent more at right angles to the marginal. The 

 mandibles of the two species also differ, in mytilaspidis having at 

 least two outer (lateral) teeth which are distinct and acute, and a 

 third inner one which is smaller, weak, and obtusely rounded ; in 

 automatics there is only a single outer, distinct, acute tooth, and a 

 second inner one which is broadly truncate and separated from the 

 first by a small, acute notch. (From a single specimen, f-inch 

 objective, 1-inch optic, Bausch and Lomb.) 

 Male. — Unknown. 



Described from a single female specimen reared from Chaito- 

 phoriis, new species on poplar, Chicago, Illinois, September 15, 

 1910 (J, J. Davis). The specimen issued from a single round 

 bole in the dorso-lateral aspect of the abdomen of its host, 

 whose body was black in colour and attached firmly to the leaf 

 surface. 



Habitat. — United States — Chicago, Illinois. 



Type. — Accession No. 44,229, Illinois State Laboratory of 

 Natural History, Urbana, Illinois, U.S.A. ; one female in xylol- 

 balsam. 



SOME NEW CULICID^ FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 

 SOUTH QUEENSLAND, AND TASMANIA. 



By E. H. Strickland (Dip. S.E.A.C). 



(Continued from p. 134.) 



A New Species from South Queensland, 



Two female specimens from South Queensland, sent by Dr. 

 Bancroft, both proved to be representatives of a new species of 

 the genus Culicelsa (Felt). 



The type specimen has been forwarded to the British Museum. 



Culicelsa queenslandis, n. sp. 



Thorax clothed with light yellow and golden yellow scales, 

 arranged in longitudinal bands. Scutellum with pale yellow scales. 

 Abdomen black scaled with incomplete ochreous basal bands, and 

 snowy white lateral spots. Tarsi with snowy white basal bands. 



? . Head very densely scaled. The narrow curved scales are 

 golden yellow and larger and broader on the vertex than on the nape 

 and sides of the head. There is a distinct border of small scales 

 round the eyes. The upright forked scales are golden at the front of 

 the head but black at the back. The lateral flat scales are ochreous. 

 Antennae with basal and second segments testaceous. Palpi longish 

 with a white median band, and white scales at the apex. Eyes black. 



