Séance da 24 Décembre 1924 
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.. Culex (. Barraudius ) pusillus, Macq. 
First joint of the hind tarsi not or scarcely shorter 
than the tibiae, but if slightly shorter, the ab¬ 
dominal markings quite different to the above 
..... . 13 
1 3 . Pale bands or lateral spots at the apices of the 
abdominal tergites. i 4 
Pale bands or lateral spots on the abdominal ter¬ 
gites basal .. 1 5 
i/j. Apical bands very narrow or reduced to lateral 
spots. Male palpi shorter than the proboscis, 
without long hairs beneath at the tip. 
... Culex (. Lasiosiphon ) pluvialis , n.sp. 
Apical bands occupying about or rather more 
than one third of the tergite. Alale palpi longer 
than the proboscis, with long hairs beneath at 
the tip .. Culex (Neoculex) deserticola, n.sp. 
1 5 . Tarsi with pale rings . i6 
Tarsi without pale rings . 17 
16. Mfesonotum with the anterior two thirds,except in 
7 X 
the middle of the disc, with pale golden scales, 
the posterior third dark scaled . 
.. Culex quasigelidus, Theo. 
Mesonotal scales all bright reddish brown. 
. Culex tritaeniorhynchus , Giles. 
17. Femora and tibiae with distinct pale longitudinal 
stripes on the anterior side. Pale abdominal 
bands produced in the middle . 
. Culex tipuliformis , Theo. 
Femora and tibiae not striped. 18 
18. Abdominal tergites with complete basal pale 
