270 A Monograph of Culicidae. 
The pupae (Fig. 144) has been obtained by Dr. Low. It 
has very peculiar long curved siphons ending acuminately, and 

Fig. 144, 
Pupa of Mansonia uniformis. Theobald. 
characteristic anal fins. The abdominal segments are much 
constricted. 
MANSONIA MAJOR. Ni. sp. 
(Plate XIII.) 
-Proboscis broadly banded with yellow. Thorax deep brown, 
with two parallel pale lines and golden brown hair-like curved 
scales, except in front of the scutellum, where they are silvery- 
white. Abdomen mottled and banded with brown, ochraceous 
and white scales, the latter lateral. Legs deep brown, with white 
bands and spots, the tarsi with basal pale bands. Wings with 
brown and pale ochraceous scales, the former predominating. 
@. Head brown, with narrow-curved pale golden scales and 
black upright forked scales, which are jagged at the apex 
(Fig. 145), and flat white scales at the side of the head, which 
stand out from the surface of the head; proboscis with a broad 
ochraceous band in the middle, black scales at the base, and 
