Genus Toxorhynchites. 
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long and curved, as in Megarhinus; wing venation much as in 
Megarhinus, the supernumerary cross-vein nearer the apex of the 
wing than the mid cross-vein; ungues of 9 equal and simple. 
Abdomen with a caudal tuft. 
This genus resembles Megarhinus on the one hand and Culex 
on the other. From Megarhinus , however, it differs in the 9 
having short palpi. From Culex it differs in the wing venation, 
which resembles Megarhinus. 
At present I have only seen one species that can definitely 
be placed in this genus, but I fancy Walker’s M. inornatus may 
have to be placed here. I cannot make out, however, if the 
type of the 9 dT. inornatus has three-jointed palpi or if they are 
broken. So many 9 Megarliinas have the palpi damaged that it 
is often difficult to say to which genus they belong. The single 
species of this genus comes from Natal. 
Toxorhynchites brevipalpis. n. sp. 
(Fig. 36, PI. IX.) 
Thorax brown, covered with olive-brown scales, with a 
greenish tinge, and pale blue ones on each side. Abdomen deep 
metallic blue, with lateral white scales, and with white, black, 
and orange caudal tuft; legs metallic blue, base of mid meta¬ 
tarsus, and most of the first tarsal joint, pure white; in the hind 
legs base of first tarsal only white; fore legs uniform. 
9 . Head clothed with flat, dark blue scales behind, bright 
blue in front; palpi three-jointed, thick, moderately long, about 
Fig. 63. 
Palpi of 9 Toxorhynchites brcvi- 
palpis. n. sp. 
I. Dorsal view. II. Lateral view. 
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Fig. 69. 
Base of antenna 
of ? T. brevi¬ 
palpis. n. sp. 
one-fourth the length of the proboscis, bright purple; proboscis 
curved, thick at the base, gradually tapering to a point, deep 
purple at the base, bronzy towards the apex; antennae dark 
