298 F. V, Theobai^d : CulicidcB and CorethridcB. [Vol. II, 



24. Culex siUens,W\&d.Qm.2in.n. 

 Calcutta, August, September. 



25. Culex gelidus, Theobald. 



Calcutta, iVugust (27), September (7), October (8), November 

 (13), December (4), not uncommon in houses and at light, and in 

 the open on shrubs [A^". Annandale']] Purneah, N. Bengal, August 

 (3); Katihar, Purneah, N. Bengal, October (i); Sylhet, Assam 

 {Major Hall], May (i); between Bolpore and Rampore Haut, E. I. 

 Railway, Bengal, in railwa}^ carriage, August [C. A. Paiva]. 



26. Culex tigripes, Grandpre. 



Calcutta, July (5), August (8), September (2), October (6), 

 November (2); Damukdia Ghat, E. Bengal, July (3); Manipur 

 [C. A. Gourlay], in bungalow, August; Sylhet, Assam [Major Hall], 

 February 1904 (i), April 1904 (i), May 1904 (i), December 1904 

 (2); Port Canning, Lower Bengal, December 1907 (2). 



27. Culex fattgans, Wiedemann. 



Calcutta, August (3), October (13), November (2), December 

 (5), common in houses, only , bites in the evening and at night 

 [N. Annandale] ; Lucknow, November (38) ; Gopkuda Island, Lake 

 Chilka, Ganjam, August (2); Berhampur, Murshidabad District, 

 Bengal [Major R. Milne], December (9) ; Anaithpur, Bijnor District, 

 United Provinces, November; Siliguri, N. Bengal, July (i) ; Pur- 

 neah, N. Bengal, August (2); Meenglas Dooars, Jalpaiguri, June 

 [C. Wallich]; Sylhet, Assam [Major Hall], January (4), February (8), 

 April (9), May (14), June (22), August (i), November (3), December 

 (2) ; Manipur [C. A. Gourlay]^ grass compound, August (19); Lushai 

 Hills, Assam, June, July and August (3) ; Bhogaon, Purneah, N. 

 Bengal, October (i). 



*28. Culex minor , sp. no v. 



Head brown, slightly darker at the sides and paler around the 

 eyes; proboscis and palpi brown. 



Thorax bright brown ; pleurae ochreous with two brown 

 patches. 



Legs deep brown, unhanded, bases pallid. 



Abdomen deep brown, with pale lateral basal spots and pale 

 venter. 



5 . Head deep brown, with pale narrow-curved scales, pale 

 lateral fiat scales and blackish upright forked scales, except in front 

 between the eyes where they are golden brown, chsetse black, except 

 between the eyes where they are golden ; proboscis, palpi, antennae 

 and clypeus brown. 



Thorax dark brown, clothed with very slender narrow-curved 

 bright brown scales, paler just in front of the head and at the sides, 



