unordered list but not first

unordered list but not first

Hi I want to change the css on single items in a list on hover apart from the first. I try and do it with this code:

$(this).not(".mylist li:first").css("background", "#EEFF03");

it just doesn't work so i guess i'm doing it wrong, I can get it work if i put a class on the first element and then do it like this:

$(this).not(".firstli").css("background", "#EEFF03");

but i don't want to put classes on them. Does anybody know of how to get that working?

Thanks,