Eumelanomyia Theobald, 1909

ADULTS – Small to medium-sized dark unornamented mosquitoes; vertex with narrow to broad scales; antenna as long or longer than proboscis in females, shorter than or as long as proboscis in males; maxillary palpus and proboscis dark-scaled; palpus of females with 3 or 4 palpomeres, palpomere 4 vestigial or absent; palpus of males with 3–5 palpomeres, distinctly shorter than proboscis; proboscis as long or slightly longer than forefemur; proboscis of males with or without false joint; scutal scales narrow and predominantly dark; acrostichal setae usually present anteriorly, sometimes absent or only a few present; pleural scales absent or very few present on mesokatepisternum; lower mesepimeral seta present or absent; wing dark-scaled, cell R2 distinctly longer than vein R2+3; tibiae and tarsi dark-scaled; ungues of all legs small, equal and simple in females, fore- and midungues enlarged in males, one larger than the other, each with a small denticle; pulvilli poorly or well developed; abdominal terga usually entirely dark-scaled, sometimes with pale basal bands or basolateral spots. MALE GENITALIA – Tergum IX lobes usually small, sometimes large and prominent, setose; gonocoxite without scales; subapical lobe usually small, not clearly divided, proximal division with 3 rod-like setae; distal division with or without 1 strong basal seta and 1 foliform seta, always with a variable number of hair-like or blade-like setae mesally; gonostylus simple or strongly modified; gonostylar claw well developed, length and thickness varied, usually subapical, sometimes apical; phallosome oval to nearly spherical in shape, tergal bridge median or submedian in position, lateral plates usually with denticles on upper tergal surface; paraproct with crown of fine spine-like spicules (absent in Cx. manusensis), some coarse ones sometimes present; proctiger with crown of varied spicules, basal sternal process absent; cercal setae present. LARVAE – Head broader than long; antenna as long as head, spiculate, seta 1-A well developed, inserted distal to mid-length, setae 2,3-A at or removed from apex; seta 1-C stout, spine-like; setae 5,6-C varied in length and position; seta 3-P much shorter than setae 1,2-P; seta 4-P varied in length from shorter than seta 3-P to as long as setae 1,2-P; seta 7-I strong, similar to seta 6-I, seta 7-II small, similar to 7-III–VI; comb comprised of numerous fringed scales in patch; siphon slender, moderately long to very long, pecten restricted to basal area, spines varied in shape; 4–6 posterolateral pairs of seta 1-S present; saddle complete, without conspicuous spicules; setae 2,3-X long, seta 2-X single or with short accessory branches, seta 3-X single; ventral brush (seta 4-X) usually with 4.5–8 pairs of seta on grid. PUPAE – Trumpet usually cylindrical, pinna with or without slit extending into meatus; seta 6-I,II well developed, longer than seta 7; seta 2-II inserted laterad of setae 1,3-I, seta 2-III–VI inserted mesad of seta 1, seta 2-VII insserted mesad or laterad of seta 1; seta 5-IV–VI well developed, larger than 5-III,VII; seta 9-VIII shorter than tergum, inserted anteromesal to caudolateral angle of sternum; paddle broad and oval, margins smooth; seta 1-Pa present or absent; seta 2-Pa present. See genus Culex.