Genus Culex. 
UP, 
more than one-half the length of the cell; stem of the 
second posterior cell about two-thirds the length of the cell; 
mid cross-vein a little nearer the 
apex of the wing than the super¬ 
numerary cross - vein ; posterior 
cross-vein more than twice its 
own length distant from the mid 
cross-vein, sloping towards the 
base of the wing; both fork-cells are rather short; halteres 
with a pallid stem and fuscous knob, with scattered grey 
scales. 
Length. — 3*8 to 4 mm. 
Time of capture. — March and April. 
Habitat. —Salisbury, Mashonaland (Marshall) (79). 
Observations .—A rather obscure species, but easily identified 
when examined under the microscope by the narrow, apical, 
yellow bands to the segments, often only one scale deep, but 
always present. The legs are quite unbanded and unspotted, 
but the femora look mottled, owing to the ground colour showing- 
bet ween the scales. The 9 palpi are of very peculiar form, the 
last joint being almost quadrangular and thick in form. 
102. Culex mediolineatus. n. sp. 
Thorax rich golden-brown, with two paler longitudinal parallel 
lines wide apart. Abdomen brown, with a broad median ochra- 
ceous line, ochraceous lateral basal spots, and traces of apical 
pale bands ; venter ochraceous. Legs brown, with a bronzy- 
ochraceous tinge, unbanded; femora pale at base. Fore and mid 
ungues of the 9 equal, uniserrated, hind equal and simple. 
9 . Head covered with narrow hair-like curved golden scales 
in the middle, and numerous thin ochraceous and deep brown 
upright forked scales, sides clothed with small flat ochraceous 
scales, and golden bristles projecting forwards over the coppery 
eyes; antennae brown, joints rather thick, basal joint testaceous ; 
palpi bronzy-brown ; proboscis rich dark ochraceous, with jet- 
black apex. 
Thorax deep rich brown, covered densely with narrow curved 
golden to bright golden-brown scales, which are slightly paler 
along two lines, forming more or less distinct parallel paler lines, 
the scales are also paler in front of the scutellum, numerous thick 
brown bristles laterally and in three rows on the mesonotum ; 
VOL. II. 
Fig. 205. 
Culex Salisburiensis. n. sp. (?). (X. 9.) 
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