132 A Monograph of Culicidae. 
Genus 15. MUCIDUS. Theobald. 
(Mono. Culicid. I., p. 268, 1901.) 
No new species have occurred in this genus, but the larvae 
and pupae have been found in Australia and are decidedly 
characteristic. The species observed is M. alternans. 
The Larva of Mucidus. 
When young, the larvae have a very large head and are 
ornamented as shown in the figures. The chief peculiarity is seen 

Pie Fig. 72. 
Head of the adult larva of Mucidus alternans. Westwood. 
e, f, gz, Mandibular teeth. 
in front of the head, where are situated (on the clypeus) two 
flame-like projections (fig. 73, I, b). The antennae (a) are long 
