Mosquitoes of New Guinea — PENN 
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Trumpet: Funnel-shaped, length about three 
times the greatest diameter of the meatus; pinna 
a little more than one-third of the total length 
of the trumpet; uniformly dark-pigmented. 
Abdomen. — Segment I: H small, simple or 
rarely two-forked; K long, simple or rarely two- 
forked near apex; L small, two- or three-forked 
near base or occasionally five-forked; M small, 
three-forked, occasionally four- or five-forked; 
S long, simple or occasionally two-forked; T 
long, two- or three-forked, rarely simple; u 
small, simple. 
Segment II: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
simple; C medium, three- or four-branched or 
forked near base, occasionally two- or five- 
branched; c' small, simple on this and all fol- 
lowing segments; 1 medium, two- to four- 
forked; 2 long, simple or two-forked; 3 small, 
two- or three-forked near base; 4 small, two- to 
four-forked near base, rarely simple or five- 
forked; 5 minute, simple on this and all follow- 
ing segments. 
Segment III: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
sometimes slightly plumose apically, simple; C 
medium, two- to four-branched; 1 small, two- to 
four- forked, or rarely five-forked; 2 small,' two- 
or three-forked, rarely four-forked; 3 repre- 
sented only by its socket; 4 small, two- or three- 
forked. 
Segment IV: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
sometimes slightly plumose apically, simple; C 
medium, two- to four-branched, rarely six- 
branched; 1 small, three- to five-forked, occa- 
sionally simple or two-forked; 2 small, two- or 
three-forked near apex or simple; 3 represented 
only by Its socket; 4 medium, three- or four- 
forked. 
Segment V: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
sometimes slightly plumose apically, simple; C 
small, two-forked or occasionally simple; 1 small, 
two- or three-forked near middle; 2 small, three- 
to five-forked near base or rarely two-forked; 3 
represented only by its socket; 4 medium, two- 
forked near apex or occasionally three-forked. 
Segment VI: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
sometimes slightly plumose apically, simple; C 
small, two-forked or occasionally three-forked 
Fig. 37. Aedes novalbitarsis: dorsal aspect of right 
half of abdomen of male from Hilimoi, Papua. 
or simple; 1 medium, simple or two-forked; 2 
medium, three- or four-forked, rarely two- 
forked; 3 absent; 4 medium, two-forked or 
rarely simple. 
Segment VII: A medium, stout, two- to six- 
branched, usually five, each branch being two- 
or three-branched at about the middle; B me- 
dium, simple or two-forked; C medium, two- 
branched, rarely simple; 1 medium, stout, simi- 
lar to A, two- or three-branched; 2 medium, 
simple or rarely two-forked; 4 small, two-forked 
near middle or occasionally simple. 
Segment VIII: A large, stout, conspicuous, five- 
to ten-branched, averages eight, each branch fur- 
