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A Monograph of Culicidae. 
94. Culex iiirsuteron. n. sp. 
Thorax brown, with scattered creamy scales (a dark median 
stripe when denuded). Abdomen deep brown with basal bands 
of white scales, except on the last two segments, which have a 
basal patch of white scales on each side. Ungues of 9 all uni- 
serrated, simple. 
9 . Head dark brown, densely covered with creamy curved 
scales in the middle and with scattered upright forked ones, sides 
of the head with a small patch of almost black flat scales ; antennae 
nearly brown, with pale pubescence, the first two basal joints 
being clear testaceous, the basal one having a few pale scales 
upon it on the inner side; palpi covered with brown to almost 
black scales; proboscis very dark brown, faintly testaceous at 
the base; clypeus deep testaceous ; eyes black, in some with gold 
and silver reflections. 
Thorax brown, with scattered curved creamy scales, when 
denuded showing a dark stripe in the middle ; scutellum paler 
brown, with a few curved creamy scales and bright brown 
bristles; metanotum deep chestnut-brown, with more or less 
purplish reflections ; pleurae dark testaceous-brown, with patches 
of creamy-white scales. 
Abdomen covered with deep brown scales, with a purplish 
reflection under the microscope, with a basal band of white scales 
to each segment, except the last two, which have a basal patch of 
white scales on each side; posterior borders with pale hairs, but 
brown in some lights | on the venter the abdomen is paler brown, 
with scattered creamy-white scales. 
Legs brown, unbanded ; coxae chestnut-brown, with a few 
white scales; femora ochraceous, with scattered dusky-brown 
Eig. 196. 
Culex hirsuteron. n. sp. 
Fore and mid ungues 
of ?. 
Fig. 197. 
Culex hirsuteron. n. sp. 
Wing of ?. (X. 9.) 
scales, but with white scales beneath, the rest of the legs brown; 
ungues of the fore, mid and hind legs equal, thick, uniserrated. 
