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A Monograph of Culicidae. 
CULEX PALLIDOTHORACIS. nOV. Sp. 
Thorax uniformly clothed with pale ochreous scales. Abdomen 
dark brown in the female with traces of pale basal handing, 
prominent in the male. Palpi, proboscis, and legs uniformly 
dark brown. 
9 . Head black, densely clothed with narrow-curved, pale 
ochreous, almost creamy scales, flat similar coloured lateral 
Fig. 164. 
Wing of Culex jcallidothoracis . $. n. sp. 
scales, rich golden-brown central upright forked scales and 
black upright ones at the sides; golden chaetae between the 
eyes, dark ones at the sides ; clypeus brown ; palpi and proboscis 
almost black ; antennae brown. 
Thorax black, densely and uniformly clothed with narrow- 
Fig. 165. 
Wing of Culex pallidothoracis . n. sp. 
curved, pale ochreous, almost creamy scales, with golden and 
brown chaetae; scutellum very pale with similar scales and 
brown border-bristles ; metanotum brown; pleurae very pale. 
Abdomen dark brown, some of the apical segments with 
basal creamy bands; border-bristles brown, golden at their 
apices; venter with many p^fe scattered scales; traces of basal 
lateral pale spots. 
