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Segment III: A small, simple; B medium, two- 
forked near middle; C medium, three- or four- 
branched, occasionally two- or five-branched; 1 
medium, two-forked or rarely simple; 2 small, 
two- or three-forked at base; 3 represented only 
by its socket on this and segments IV and V; 4 
medium, usually four-branched, occasionally 
five- or three-branched. 
Segment IV: A small, simple; B long, two- or 
three-branched, slightly plumose apically; C me- 
dium, three-branched, occasionally four- or five- 
branched; 1 medium, two- or three-forked, rarely 
simple; 2 small, two-forked, rarely simple; 4 
Fig. 51. Culex fragilis: dorsal aspect of right half 
of abdomen of male from Hilimoi, Papua. 
small, three- or four-forked near basal one-third, 
rarely simple. 
Segment V: A small, simple; B long, two- 
branched, slightly plumose apically; C medium, 
three- or four-branched, occasionally two- or 
five-branched; 1 medium, two- or three-forked; 
2 small, usually three- or four-forked, rarely two- 
or five-forked; 4 medium, two-forked near base 
or occasionally simple. 
Segment VI: A small, simple; B long, two- 
branched, slightly plumose apically; C long, two- 
or three-branched; 1 medium, two-forked near 
base, rarely simple; 2 small, two- to four-forked, 
rarely simple; 3 absent; 4 medium, simple or 
two-forked. 
Segment VII: A medium, stout, plumose, three- 
or four-branched, rarely five -branched; B me- 
dium, simple or rarely two-forked; C medium, 
simple to three-branched, rarely four-branched; 
1 small, usually three-forked, occasionally four- 
forked; 2 medium, two-forked; 4 small, two- 
forked or occasionally simple. 
Segment VIII: A medium, stout, plumose, five- 
or six-branched, rarely four-branched; A' me- 
dium, simple or two-forked. 
Segment IX: v small, simple spine. 
Paddle: Large, long, broadest at about apical 
one-third; margin smooth; midrib strong, divid- 
ing paddle unequally, the lateral face slightly 
wider than medial face; terminal seta small, 
stout, two-branched or simple; accessory seta 
small, simple. 
Specimens examined. — The pupal exuviae 
of eight males and eight females from Gama- 
dodo and Hilimoi, Milne Bay, Papua, and 
Draeger Harbor, Northeast New Guinea. 
Culex (Culiciomyia) papuensis (Taylor) 
1914 
Fig. 52 
Cephalothorax. — Postocular: 1 small, 
two-branched, occasionally more; 2 medium, 
two- or three-branched; 3 medium, three- 
branched or simple. 
