Genus Culex . 
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and narrower than the second posterior cell; its base nearer the 
base of the wing than that of the latter, its stem equal to nearly 
half the length of the cell, considerably shorter than the stem of 
the second posterior cell, which is longer than the cell; posterior 
cross-vein about two and a half times its own length distant 
from the mid cross-vein; sub-costal joins the costal nearer the 
apex of the wing than the base of the first sub-marginal; black 
bristles close to the base of the first long vein. 
Halteres ochraceous-brown. 
Length. —3*8 to 4 mm. 
£. Head as in the 9 ) palpi dark brown, the last two 
joints nearly equal, the penultimate joint and the base of the 
apical joint pure white scaled below, there is also a pale yellow 
band towards the base; the last two joints and apex of the 
antepenultimate joint with short rather thick black hairs; 
antennae banded black and white, 
the two long apical joints dark 
brown; plume hairs deep brown; 
proboscis brown, quite black towards 
the tip. 
Thorax as in the 9 • 
Abdomen with basal pale creamy 
bands, that on the seventh expanding 
laterally; densely hairy. 
Legs as in the female; fore 
ungues unequal, both uniserrated, 
those of the mid legs the same, but 
the larger one more curved; those 
of the hind legs very small, equal 
and simple. 
Length .—3 • 5 mm. 
Habitat. — Fou Chow (Rennie) 
(S4). _ 
Time of capture. —August. 
Observations .—A very obscure species, but I think quite 
distinct. It comes near C. fatigans , Wiedemann, but the thorax 
has no linear stripes and the abdomen is much blacker. 
Fig. 225. 
Culex Fouchowensis. 
n. sp. 
a, Male palpus and proboscis ; b, 
genitalia ; c, border-bristles of 
abdomen ; d, wing scales. 
