Mosquitoes of New Guinea — PENN 
Dorsal: 8 large, dendritic, basally four-branched, 
each branch further branched two to four 
times, the number of ultimate branches thus 
ranging from eleven to seventeen. 
Supra-alar: 9 medium, slightly plumose on some 
specimens, three- to five-forked near base. 
Metanotum: 10 short, three- to nine-forked 
near base; 11 long, simple; 12 medium, five- 
or six-forked near base. 
Trumpet: Short, inflated near middle so that 
opening of pinna is less than the greatest diam- 
eter of the meatus; the tracheoid portion prac- 
tically obsolete; uniformly black-pigmented. 
Abdomen. — Segment I: h small, simple; K 
long, simple or three-forked near apex; L small, 
simple or two-forked; M medium, three- to five- 
branched; S long, simple; T long, two-forked 
near apex; u very small, simple. 
Segment II: A small, simple spine; B medium, 
simple; C long, six-branched; c' small, simple 
on this and all following segments; 1 medium, 
usually two-forked, or occasionally simple or 
three-forked; 2 long, simple or two-forked near 
apex; 3 medium, four- to six-forked near base; 
4 small, three- to six-forked near base; 5 very 
small, simple on this and all following segments. 
Segment III: A small, simple spine; B long, sim- 
ple; C long, four- to seven-branched; 1 medium, 
two-branched, each branch two- or three-forked 
near apex; 2 small, with two to four branches 
on one side only; 3 represented only by its 
socket; 4 medium, four- to six-branched. 
Segment IV: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
reaching posterior margin of segment VI, sim- 
ple; C medium, three- or four-branched; 1 sim- 
ilar to 1 -III ; 2 small, simple or two-forked; 3 
represented only by its socket; 4 small, two- 
to five-forked near base. 
Segment V: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
reaching posterior margin of segment VII, sim- 
ple; C medium, two- or three-branched or forked 
near base; 1 small, two- to four-forked near 
base; 2 small, similar to 2 -III; 3 represented 
only by its socket; 4 medium, two-forked near 
apex. 
Segment VI: A small, simple spine; B medium, 
simple or two-forked near apex; C longer than 
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B, simple or two-forked near apex; 1 small, sim- 
ple or two-forked near apex; 2 small, similar 
to 2 -III; 3 absent; 4 medium, two-forked near 
middle, or simple. 
Segment VII: A small, slightly plumose, usually 
two-branched, may be three- or four-branched; 
B small, simple or two-forked near base; C me- 
dium, simple or two-forked near apex; 1 small, 
three-forked near base or simple; 2 medium, 
two-forked near base; 4 small, two- to four- 
forked near base. 
Segment VIII: A medium, plumose, three- to 
eight-branched, usually seven- or eight-branched; 
a' medium, two-forked near apex or simple. 
Paddle: Rounded, length barely exceeding great- 
est width; margin mostly smooth, but very 
Fig. 34. Aedes candidoscutellum: dorsal aspect of 
right half of abdomen of female from Hilimoi, Papua. 
