Mosquitoes of New Guinea — PENN 
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Specimens examined. — The pupal exuviae 
of four males and three females from Gamadodo 
and WagaWaga, Milne Bay, Papua, and Mios 
Woendi and Amsterdam Island, Dutch New 
Guinea. 
Culex (Culex) fatigans Wiedemann 1828 
( =quinquef asciatus Say 1823, of American 
authors) 
The pupa of C. fatigans has received consid- 
erable attention but a complete description has 
not previously been published. Among those 
who have considered fatigans pupae to some 
degree are Banks (1908: 250), Cooling (1924: 
9), Buxton and Hopkins (1925: 301; 1927: 
83), Edwards (1941: 421), and Taylor (1943: 
101 ). 
Cephalothorax. — Postocular: 1 long, two- 
or three-branched; 2 medium, four-branched; 
3 long, two-branched. 
Anterothoracic: 4 long, five-branched; 5 me- 
dium, five-branched; 6 medium, two-forked; 7 
long, two-forked. 
Dorsal: 8 long, one-half length of trumpet, 
three-branched. 
Supra-alar: 9 medium, two- or three-forked. 
Metanotum: 10 long, six- or seven-branched; 
11 long, two- or three-forked; 12 long, three- 
forked. 
Trumpet: Fairly long, length about four times 
the greatest diameter of the meatus; tracheoid 
portion fairly well developed, dark-pigmented; 
pinna long, a little more than one-third of total 
length of trumpet. 
Abdomen. — Segment 1: h small, simple; K 
long, two-forked; L small, two- or three-forked; 
M small, five-forked; s long, simple; T long, 
two-forked; U small, simple. 
Segment 11: A small, simple spine; B long, two- 
branched; C medium, twelve- to fourteen- 
branched tuft; c' small, simple; 1 very long, 
two-forked; 2 very long, simple; 3 small, four- 
or five-forked; 4 medium, three- or four- 
branched; 5 minute, simple on this and all fol- 
lowing segments. 
Segment 111: A small, simple spine; B long, two- 
forked; C long, four-branched; c' small, simple 
on this and all following segments; 1 medium, 
three-branched; 2 small, five-forked near middle; 
3 represented only by its socket on this and seg- 
ments IV and V; 4 medium, seven-branched. 
Segment IV: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
slightly plumose, exceeding the posterior mar- 
gin of segment V, two- or three-branched; C 
long, three- or four-branched; 1 medium, four- 
branched; 2 small, three- or four-forked near 
middle; 4 small, five- or six-forked. 
Segment V: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
exceeding the posterior margin of segment VI, 
slightly plumose, two-branched; C long, four- 
branched; 1 long, three-branched; 2 small, two- 
to four-forked; 4 medium, two-forked. 
Segment VI: A small, simple spine; B very long, 
exceeding the posterior margin of segment VII, 
two-branched or simple; C long, two- or three- 
branched; 1 long, three- or four-branched; 2 
small, three-forked; 3 absent; 4 small, simple 
or two-forked. 
Segment VII: A long, stout, plumose, three- to 
four-branched; B medium, two-branched or sim- 
ple; c medium, three- or four-branched; 1 small, 
four- or five-forked; 2 medium, two-forked; 4 
medium, two-forked. 
Segment VIII: A long, stout, plumose, nine- 
branched; A' medium, two-forked near middle. 
Segment IX: v small, simple spine. 
Paddle: Elongate oval; margin smooth; midrib 
dividing paddle unequally, the lateral face 
slightly wider than the medial face; one specimen 
with a slight amount of black pigment at base of 
paddle; terminal seta small, simple; accessory 
seta small, simple. 
Specimens examined. — The pupal exuviae 
of five females from Mios Woendi, Dutch New 
Guinea. 
