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the apex, hincl metatarsi much shorter than the hind tibiae; 
first tarsal joint ochraceous, with a black apex, last three tarsi 
black, rather ochraceous beneath, those of the hind legs somewhat 
paler than those of the fore and mid legs; ungues of all three 
pairs equal, black, thick, and uniserrated. The metatarsi and 
tarsi are also slightly bristly. 
Wings rather yellowish, the veins clothed with dark brown 
and ochraceous scales, the dark brown scales being especially 
prominent on the first, third, and fifth longitudinal veins, and on 
the ends of the fork of the fourth and on the sixth veins, 
remainder mostly ochraceous; the lateral scales are pale, widely 
separate, long and truncated ; the first sub-marginal cell is longer 
b 
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Culex ochraceus. n. sp. 
a, Wing scales ; b, abdominal segments ; 
c, female palpus. 
and considerably narrower than the second posterior cell, its 
stem equal to about half the length of the cell and about equal 
to that of the second posterior cell; bases of the two fork-cells 
nearly level; posterior cross-vein sloping towards the base of the 
wing, longer than the mid cross-vein, and distant from it about 
one and three-fourths of its length ; costa partly ochraceous; 
fringe brown, except at the apex, where it has a deep ochraceous 
tinge in some lights. 
Halteres entirely ochraceous. 
Length .—4 to 5 mm. 
Habitat. —Salisbury, Mashonaland (Marshall) (79). 
Hate of capture. —March. 
