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plumose, simple or rarely three-forked near 
apex; c long, two-forked near basal one-third; 
1 long, simple or rarely two-forked; 2 small, 
three- or two-forked; 3 absent; 4 medium, two- 
forked or occasionally simple or three-forked. 
Segment VII: A fairly long, plumose, four- or 
five-branched, rarely three-branched; B fairly 
long, simple or rarely two-branched; c medium, 
two-forked or occasionally simple; 1 small, two- 
forked or occasionally simple; 2 medium, simple 
or two- to three-forked; 4 medium, two-forked 
or rarely simple. 
Segment VIII: A large, conspicuous, plumose, 
six- to nine-branched, most frequently nine- 
branched; A / medium, simple or two-forked. 
Segment IX: v small, simple spine. 
Paddle : Elongate oval; margin smooth; a little 
black pigment near base of paddle on one speci- 
men; midrib dividing paddle almost equally; 
terminal seta small, simple; accessory seta me- 
dium, simple or occasionally two-forked at apex. 
Specimens examined. — The pupae of seven 
males and two females from Mios Woendi, 
Dutch New Guinea. It should be recorded that 
although a representative number of larvae of 
this species was collected on several occasions 
we were not successful in rearing any imagines. 
It is possible that although the larvae agree 
fairly well with the brief description published 
by Barraud (1934) this may be an undescribed 
species. 
Subgenus Culiciomyia Theobald 
Diagnosis. — -The three New Guinean spe- 
cies of which the pupae are known agree in the 
following respects: Seta C-II a multibranched 
short tuft of fifteen or more branches; at least 
setae B-IV-VI plumose. 
Key to Species of Culex ( Culiciomyia ) 
1. Setae B-IV-VI exceeding posterior margins 
of following segments; setae C-III-VI 
never plumose (Fig. 51) C. fragilis 
Setae B-IV-VI never exceeding posterior 
margins of following segments; setae C- 
III- VI always plumose 2 
2. Setae K and B-II plumose; seta 1 on seg- 
ment VI not plumose (Fig. 52) 
C. papuensis 
Setae K and B-II not plumose; seta 1 on 
segment VI plumose (Fig. 53) 
. C. pullus 
Culex (Culiciomyia) fragilis Ludlow 1903 
Fig. 51 
Cephalothorax. — ~ Postocular : 1 medium, 
three- or four-forked; 2 medium, two- to four- 
forked; 3 medium, two-forked or rarely three- 
forked. 
Anterothoracic : 4 long, three- or four-forked, 
rarely two-forked; 5 medium, two-forked, rarely 
simple; 6 small, simple or two-forked; 7 long, 
two-forked or occasionally simple. 
Dorsal : 8 long, one-half length of trumpet, two- 
or three-forked. 
Supra-alar: 9 long, simple or two-forked. 
Metanotum : 10 medium, six- to ten-forked; 11 
medium, two-forked or simple; 12 medium, 
two- to four-forked. 
Trumpet: Funnel-shaped, length equal to a little 
more than four times the greatest diameter of 
meatus; pinna long, a little less than one-third 
of the total length; tracheoid portion dark- 
pigmented, remainder of trumpet lightly pig- 
mented. 
Abdomen. — Segment I: h small, simple; K 
medium, two-forked or occasionally simple; L 
small, two- or three-forked near middle, rarely 
five-forked; M small, three- or four-forked near 
base, occasionally simple; s long, simple; T long, 
simple or two-forked; u small, simple. 
Segment II: A small, simple; B medium, two- 
forked near middle or rarely simple; C medium, 
twenty- to twenty-five-branched; c' small, simple 
spine on this and all following segments; 1 me- 
dium, simple or occasionally two-forked; 2 long, 
simple or two-forked; 3 small, simple, rarely 
two- or three-forked near middle; 4 medium, 
usually four-branched, occasionally two- or 
three-branched; 5 minute, simple on this and all 
following segments. 
