In The Entomologist of August, 1928, P. G. Shute gave an account of mosquitoes reared from larvae collected by him in salt marshes at Walton-on-the-Naze (Essex), which, he stated, though closely resembling Theobaldia (Culicella) morsitans Theo., differed from that species in certain respects, notably by having the male adult palps distinctly shorter. The description given by Shute of this “short-palped” Culicella was as follows:Larvae. Dark brown in colour, pecten teeth more widely spaced in typical C. morsitans and sometimes extending as far as one-third the length of the siphon. Comb scales taper sharply at the base. Anal gills shorter, hardly more than one-third the length of the anal segment.