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3. Seta B-IV a large tuft of five to eight 
branches; setae C-III-VI six- to fourteen- 
branched (Fig. 58) C. annulirostris 
Seta B-IV only two- or three-branched; 
setae C-III-VI three- or four-branched.. .. 
C. fatigans 
Culex (Culex) squamosus (Taylor) 1914 
Fig. 56 
Diagnosis. — Readily separated from all 
other New Guinean species of Culex in having 
the medial one-half of the paddle pigmented 
a dark brown. 
Cephalothorax. — Postocular: 1 small, 
three- or four-forked; 2 small, three-forked; 3 
medium, two- to five-forked. 
Anterothoracic: 4 medium, three- to five-forked; 
5 medium, two- to four-forked; 6 small, two- 
forked or occasionally three-forked; 7 medium, 
two-forked or simple. 
Dorsal: 8 medium, one-third length of trumpet, 
four-branched or occasionally three-branched. 
Supra-alar: 9 small, three-forked. 
Metanotum: 10 long, eight-branched; 11 me- 
dium, two-forked; 12 small, three- or four- 
forked. 
Trumpet: Fairly long, length about three times 
the greatest diameter of the meatus; tip greatly 
expanded, pinna about one-third the length of 
the trumpet; tracheoid portion fairly well de- 
veloped, dark pigmented. 
Abdomen. — Segment I: H small, simple; K 
medium, two-forked near base or rarely three- 
forked; L very small, three-forked near apex or 
occasionally two-forked; M very small, five- to 
eight- forked near base; S long, simple; T me- 
dium, two- or three-forked; U small, simple. 
Segment II: A small, simple spine; B medium, 
two-branched; C small, four- to seven-branched; 
c' small, simple, laterad of B in position; 1 
medium, two-branched or simple; 2 medium, 
two-branched or simple; 3 small, two- to five- 
forked; 4 medium, three-branched, rarely these 
branches may all be doubled so that seta appears 
to be six-branched; 5 minute, simple on this and 
all following segments. 
Segment III: A small, simple spine; B medium, 
two-branched; C long, plumose, five- to eight- 
branched; c' small, simple spine on this and all 
following segments; 1 medium, simple; 2 small, 
two- to five-forked near base; 3 represented only 
by its socket on this and segments IV and V; 
4 medium, four- or five-forked near base. 
Segment IV: A small, simple spine; B long, plu- 
mose, three-branched; C long, plumose, three- 
branched or occasionally four- or five-branched; 
1 medium, simple; 2 very small, two-forked; 4 
small, five-forked or occasionally four-forked. 
Segment V : A small, simple spine; B long, plu- 
mose, two-branched or rarely simple; C long, 
plumose, two- or three-branched; 1 medium, 
simple; 2 small, five- to seven-forked near base; 
4 medium, two-forked or simple. 
Fig. 56. Culex squamosus: dorsal aspect of right 
half of abdomen of male from Gamadodo, Papua. 
