INSECT A. 
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Fam. Culicidce. 
Culex, Linn. 
C. pipiens, Linn. — The common night Mosquito, which swarms 
in the Island during the summer months, more especially in the 
neighbourhood of streams or stagnant pools. 
C. formosus, Wied.— The day or spotted black and white 
Mosquito, which is entirely confined to the low land. It enters 
houses, and Hies about silently during the day-time, when it makes 
its unsuspected attack, and, often settling on the bald head of some 
hardworked official, raises a large blister before its presence is 
detected. It is not so abundant as the other species. Mr. Walker 
says:— “It inhabits Sierra Leone. C. inexorahilis, Walk., may be 
identical with this species.” 
Fam. PhlebotomidcB. 
Psychoda, Latr. 
*P. sp. ? — A very minute Ply. 
Fam. Tip dido;. 
Limnobia, Meig. 
*Jj. S p. ? — Which Mr. Walker says is nearly allied to L. atlantica. 
It is a large grey Daddy-long-legs. Both this and the following 
species are very abundant, and at night-time come into the houses 
on the high land in considerable numbers. 
/ Two other species of Daddy-long-legs ; one almost 
black, and the other a small grey one; both are 
^• Sp - A abundant on the high land, where they come into 
SP ' • houses at night, and hover round lighted lamps and 
xandles. 
Fam. Si/rplidai. 
Eumerus, Meig. 
*E. sp.?— A short-bodied, thick-built Ply, somewhat like a 
common house-fly. 
E. ingens, Wied. 
