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A Monograph of Culicidae. 
Melanoconion pallidiceps. Theobald (1905). 
Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung. III., 101 (1905) | Mono. Gnlicid. IY., 509 (1907)> 
Theobald. 
Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, New Guinea. 
Type in the National Museum, Budapest 
Melanoconion (?) urichii. Coquillett (1906). 
Canad. Entomo. XXXVIII., 61 (1906). 
“Proboscis and palpi black scaled; occiput yellow scaled. 
Thorax thinly black scaled, median part of posterior half chiefly 
yellow scaled, the bristles on this part and the scutellum yellow. 
Abdomen black scaled ; venter with a row of large violet spots 
on either side of segments two to six ; the middle of the venter 
golden-yellow scaled except on the narrow hind margins of the 
last four segments. Legs black scaled with a purplish tinge, 
the under side of the femora, at least basally, yellow scaled, a 
large patch of violet scales before the apex of the front side of 
each femur; fourth joint of hind tarsal white scaled (fifth 
missing) ; tarsal claws simple. Wings hyaline, somewhat smoky 
along the costa, scales black with a purplish tinge, those in 
anterior half of wing rather broad, oblanciolate. 
Length .—About 4 mm. 
Habitat .—Trinidad (F. W. TJrich).” 
Note .—This reads more like a JantMnosoma than a Melano- 
conion , and I doubt it coming in this series. 
Melanoconion annulipes. Theobald (1907). 
Mono. Culicid. IV., 512 (1907). 
Bed Hills, Jamaica. 
Type in the British Museum. 
Genus NE0MELAN0C0NI0N. Theobald (1907). 
Mono. Culicid. IV., 514 (1907). 
Three species are now described in this genus, as follows : — 
A. Thorax unadorned. 
1. Abdomen of ? with apical lateral white 
spots, of <$ unadorned. 
rima. Theobald. 
