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(apparently) simple; micl ungues unequal, very similar to the 
fore ; hind ones minute, equal, and simple. 
Wings with brown scales, the median ones rather thick and 
short and dense, especially on the fork-cells, but also with longish, 
nearly straight lateral scales, the scales on the sub-costal and 
first long vein darker and very dense, those forming the upper 
border of the wing black and lanceolate ; the first sub-marginal 
cell a little longer and narrower than the second posterior cell, 
its base nearer the base of the wing than that of the latter, its 
stem equal to about one-fourth of the length of the cell, consider¬ 
ably shorter than that of the second posterior cell, wdiich is equal 
to about two-thirds of the length of the cell; posterior cross-vein 
more than twice its own length distant from the mid cross-vein ; 
fringe dark brown. 
Length. —2*5 mm. 
Habitat. —St. Lucia (Dr. Low). 
Observations .—Described from a single $ in perfect condition. 
It can at once be told by the dark pointed palpi and unbanded 
abdomen from any other of the related species. The head 
ornamentation is very peculiar and marked. The lateral flat grey 
scales show very clearly against the brown thorax. No note of 
any kind sent with the specimen. 
CULEX ANGULATUS. n. sp. 
Thorax deep brown, with narrow curved dull golden-brown 
scales: pleurae pale. Abdomen dark brown, with yellow basal 
bands with a triangular expansion in the middle of each. Legs 
brown, long and thin,, unbanded. 
9 . Head brown, with grey curved scales and almost pearly 
white flat ones at the sides, numerous ochraceous and brown 
upright forked scales on the occiput, a few median golden-brown 
bristles projecting between the eyes; eyes black and silvery ; 
palpi long, deep brpwnish-black, hairy; antennae dark brown, 
basal joint and base of the second joint bright testaceous ; clypeus 
chestnut-brown ; proboscis brown. 
Thorax dark brown, with traces of two narrow parallel black 
lines on the denuded surface, covered with very small curved 
hairlike rich brown to dull golden-brown scales and with dark 
brown bristles, the scales in front of the scutellum seem to be 
rather paler; scutellum greyish-ochraceous, with very small 
narrow curved pale scales and six border-bristles to the mid 
lobe; metanotum deep brown, testaceous on each side at the 
base; pleurae pale ochraceous, with an occasional, dark patch. 
Abdomen deep brownish-black, with basal pale bands, 
yellowish-white to white when viewed facing the light, deep 
ochraceous yellow when held away from the light; the basal bands 
