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A Monograph of Culicidae. 



scales at the sides in front. Abdomen brown, with traces of 

 pale grey basal banding. Legs brown, with very narrow pale 

 bands involving both sides of the joints. Fore and mid ungues 



Fig. 185. 



Ciilex bifoliata. Theobald. 



Lateral process of basal lobe of male genitalia. 



Fig. 186. 

 Male genitalia of Culex bifoliata. Theobald. 



unequal, uniserrate, hind equal and simple. Male genitalia with 

 two leaf-like plates on each process of the basal lobes. 



This species closely resembles Culex hirsutipaljpis, but is 

 smaller and the male genitalia differs, there being two leaf-like 

 plates to each side. 



Length. — 3 mm. 



Habitat. — Transvaal (C. i>. Simpson). 



