Genus Culex. 
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Abdomen dark brown, with a few scattered yellow scales at 
the bases of the segments, especially at the sides. Posterior 
cross-vein very nearly level with the middle cross-vein. 
Length .—7 to 7 • 5 mm. 
Habitat. —Sierre Leone (Berkeley, August, 1899 ; 26. 7. 1899). 
Time of capture. —August. 
Observations. —Very similar to the type, but has traces of 
basal yellow scales instead of apical ones. A single 9 only 
received. 
LEGS NEITHER BANDED NOR SPOTTED (1st Division). 
A variety of forms are here included, with basally spotted (A), 
basally banded (A 3 ), unbanded (A 5 ), apically banded (A 7 ), and 
mottled abdomens (A 4 ), &c. 
Legs Unbanded. 
A. Abdomen with lateral white spots, and with white 
basal patches. 
a. Abdomen with median line of pale scales. 
j6. Thorax adorned. 
Thorax black, narrow median line of yellow 
scales, a broad one on each side; abdo¬ 
men with median line of white scales 
spreading out apically and laterally ...... cilbifasciatus. Mac- 
quart. 
Thorax with front half silky yellowish-grey, 
remainder dark brown; abdomen with 
median line of ochre scales. confirmatus. Arribal- 
zaga. 
aa. No median pale abdominal line. 
7. Thorax adorned. 
Thorax with broad grey median line ; abdo¬ 
men with pallid testaceous basal banding serratus. n. sp. 
Thorax bright ferruginous, pleurae slate 
color; lateral abtlominal patches of 
creamy scales sometimes apparently absent fusculus. Zetterstedt. 
Thorax dark brown with narrow golden 
curved scales; abdomen with white lateral 
spots .... . . iracundus. Walker. 
Thorax golden scaled, with lateral lines of 
brighter golden scales on posterior half 
of mesonotum; abdomen with lateral 
curved silvery-white spots . .. pulcriventer. Giles. 
Thorax bronzy-brown, with a narrow median 
line of creamy -white, and broader lateral 
pale lines contracted in the middle . lateralis. Meigcn. 
