Genus Culex. 
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59. Culex penicillaris. Rondani. 
G. dorsalis. Meigen (?). 
(Boll. Soc. Ent. Ital. (1872), Rondani; Yenti Sp. Zanzare. Italiane, p. 112 
(1899), Ficalbi.) 
I have not seen this species, so add some notes from Ficalbi. 
“ Proboscis yellowish; brownish-black on the distal third and at the 
base. Palpi of the cf brown at the base, straw-coloured for the remainder 
of their length, with a dark brown ring near the base and on the ante¬ 
penultimate joint, which is dark brown; antepenultimate joint with 
long flaxen-brown hairs, last two joints somewhat dilated and with hairs 
also; the last two joints are darker with a minute white basal ring to 
each ; ill the $ the palpi are dark brown; antennae, of the ? with 
yellowish basal joint, the rest of the antennae dark brown, with yellow 
tomentum ; in the 6 the basal joint has yellow scales, the remainder light 
brown with large plume. 
“ Thorax has a brassy hue, caused by ‘ dense opaque tomentum,’ with a 
reddish tint at the sides and a lighter line along either side of the middle line. 
“ Abdomen of the ? dark chocolate brown and yellowish, the latter 
colour forms a median line and basal bands to each segment; there are 
also lateral spots which spread out across the segments, the venter is 
a, I. II. III. = ungues ; b = genitalia ; c = $ ungues. 
yellowish with a narrow median black line and black lateral spots. In 
the 6 the dark markings on the yellowish abdomen are in the form 
of lateral triangular spots, especially marked on the fifth, sixth, and 
seventh segments, the eighth having only a median spot; ventrally the 
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