BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 
1721 
Head small, subglobose, free from the thorax. Eyes lunula r, 
emarginate at the insertion of the antennse, more closely approxi- 
mate above in the 9 than in the Palpi* in the ^ a little 
shorter than the proboscis, densely clothed with scales, six- 
jointed ; the first two joints very short, the third, fourth, and 
fifth elongate, cylindrical, the fifth somewhat longer than the 
third and the fourth somewhat longer than the fifth, the sixth 
joint nearly twice the length of the fifth, acuminate. Proboscis 
in both sexes equal in length to the abdomen and half the thorax, 
densely clothed with scales. Antennae 2- -f- 12-jointed. Thorax 
ovate, much more pointed anteriorly than in Culex ; pro thoracic 
lobes bordered with hairs in both sexes ; scutellum more oblong 
than in Culex. Abdomen flattened, sub-claviform, with eight 
segments, the last three segments in both sexes densely bordered 
laterally with long hairs. Legs long, slender, minutely spinu- 
lose ; coxae short. Wings longer than the abdomen, incum- 
bent in repose ; auxiliary, first longitudinal, and basal half 
of the fifth longitudinal vein densely covered with more or 
less turbinate scales. Humeral cross-vein and sub-costal cross- 
vein present, the latter situated at the middle of the 
auxiliary vein. Marginal cross-vein present, the second longi- 
tudinal vein appearing before it in the first basal cell in an 
ill-defined manner, like an incrassation of a wing-fold. Second 
longitudinal terminating in a very small short fork, with a 
cuneiformly narrowed base, both branches bent slightly anteriorly 
at their extreme tips in the Third longitudinal vein not 
originating from the second longitudinal vein, joined to it by a 
supernumerary cross-vein, and staiting at the middle cross-vein, 
which is situated much before the latter and exactly ojiposite the 
posterior cross- vein. f Fourth longitudinal vein with a long fork. 
*The palpi aud anteiinaj of the only specimen of the ? I have seen are 
broken off near the base. 
tin both sexes the tliinl b)ngitiuliiial vein appears to traverse the first 
posterior cell to its base as a very indistinct incnissation of a wing-fold, but 
in the specimen of the ? before me the third longitudinal is covered with 
scales for some distance before the middle cross-vein. 
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