418 MOSQUITOES OF NORTH AMERICA 



I'oKinofnni olliptical, proniiuont, hitoous-browii, luide. Flennv and coxae 

 lii(<'(iiis hiowii, Willi lows of brown bristles and patihos of dnll white scales. 



Aliiltmicii siilK-yliiidrical, trnneate at tip ; dorsal vestituro brownish black, with 

 narrow wbilish basal sei:iiu'ntal l)ands, basal vsoijinent with a patch of dark scales, 

 Hccond Kc/Miicid with only a fcnv white scales in the middle, terminal one 

 vvliiliKli witii a small apuul dark band, a rv'w of lateral, scgmeutal, bastil, tri- 

 HM^'^iiiar while patches joined to the bands; venter whitish scaled. 



W in;i:s moderate, hyaline; petiole of second niarijinal cell one-third as long 

 aH lis cell, thai of second posterior ct^U shorter than its cell; basal cross-vein 

 nioiT llian its own len;;th distant from aiderior cri.>ss-vein ; scales of veins bivwu. 

 Willi liliiisli lelleetion on eosta. outstanding ones near tip of wing long and 

 1 1 urn r. drufc on folks of stcond vein. Ilalteres whitish, knobs darker. 



Lr;-'M Micndcr. nioderatt-ly long; vistiture black with biimzy reflection ; femora 

 dnll whilr ,'!iiiled beneath to nt>ar a[>ices; tihue and tarsi pale beneath with 

 bniMMy liisler; knees and apit-es of tihia^ pale. iMaw formula, 0. 1^0. (.^0.0. 



Lenglli ImmIv abtuit ."5 mm. ; wing ';?.S mm. 



Mate. I'lolioscis Ntraii-dit. long and slender, enlarged apically, a pale ring 

 lii'vond the middle, more distinct on uiuUr side. Talpi exceeduii; the pivlvscis 

 liv iitailv tlif leiiL'th of the last twv> joints, which, witli end vf long joint, an? 

 mIi;.'IiIIv tiiliiift'd and di'iisrlv hairy; vt'stituiv bivn;fiy bi\>wn. a line of pale 

 MciiloM on under Midv Anlemiie phnnose ; last twv> joints long and slei\der. 

 rii;.',tiMr. pilo.'c, Itlaek. the others short, whitish, with black thick rings at luscr- 

 tioiiM of hair whorls; hairs long, dense, silky bivwn. (\>lopation s^iinilar to the 

 fdnialr Midonieii eloiij^ate. di^pn'ssed, soniewliat bix^avletied on distal ha.K; 

 doinnl while baiid.M broader than in the fiMualc. thoso in lifth. sixth, seventh and 

 ei^'hlh ,'ie|;,menlM lateiallv cvpaiuhHl , lateral ciliatu>n tine and abundant, pale 

 brown, NNin/L-H narrower than it tlu> feuude, the stems of the fork-(.vU loxigvr; 

 veMtilur( wpurwer. (Maw formula. II II (>, 



|ien)-'lh : Uody about ."> nun. ; w in>; ";'..> nun. 



thinitalia ophite la, llg. 11';') : Side me^-es mvMv" than twice {<s long a^j! wide, 

 eonieallv laperfd at lip, a wieuder ipiadrato u\edian pivmineiKVx Waving ' 

 rodii. a leaf like appeuda;ne and a setrt. (Masp tUauvent, lUvHleratCx ?i^li!fhtl\ eu- 

 hilled at bahe with an aiticulatel terminal spiiuv HariH'j* dividcvl. enter brti'\ *^ 

 laleiider. curved, pointed, nnun'lh. inner short, trunv'atv\ s(vu( atul with a vvv\ . 

 lermlual wpinew, Miupa}j[\uea divided into a t\uu\ber of la.melta\ Rnsial a^>- 

 piMidagew, whorl. reuule, lortrnig l\>ur )*tv>ut hai>i, 



/,(>'(. SUujfi IV (idale 5>S. Il,i^ W'-iX^. Ueavl r<n\ndiHl. wuK^v \hv\>\-,x'i ocs. 

 a hu>;e notch al (nwerlion of antennie, fivnt mav^ui atvuate, Vntemw * i' -^^ i 

 larye lul't from a noleh al outer lhu\l, }>iol thim uuviv stl^uder ; thiv^ Km 

 tt mIuuI one and a iliglt at tip; bawal portion woU J*p^uu^rttv^l. IVth ^vwtxof do^- ; 

 bead haliM lon;^, in llM've. aide antenna! tuft nvultipte Mee' ' 

 aiiHulai. a bi^ie ceiitial l\>olh aiul iune on each itivlCx lasi i>\\> snia 

 leniole Mandible (piadiaiigulav ; two long lUameut^x a *hovt vvo auU a 

 hat I'M before lip; w iH>vv i>f olUrt fnui a \HUr; a ivw vvf ^u\vwiue*ievN* wu v.n;'.v, 

 nuuHln beailuf^ bail luft; denttti\m of four tvvth on a prvHW*?*, rti>*( 

 wplne befoie, foiii ivveHiilai Iwth al ts^se, m Kvug ^uuvih illaiueo 

 I'ealbered haliM wllhiii, pi'twMM beb^w ovii'voil, oWuivl>f fvoxH^t^^ with a 

 ViU'Me wild a louHiliidlnal vow of hii and tvair- tuft;* at tipv ^***^ <' 

 a low of luiiiM within anl a v\>w at baye Maxilla elongate, vVuvvKsl ^.\ c< 

 Innei half willi two fvuilhei v bwli at ba.><>v> aiwl a vlouble vvw v>'' :\>"\v\>k vvi* n 

 two lowM id' ellUi wllbiu. a i^^w v^f long baiVM at (\p vuu' wm aU" 



miliilHM iUibM half with (w\ lUmiveutsi ba*aUy plavssl, a *^M^wt v^* ' 

 and Moiui' KlU\bl haliM l\waivlvi ba\* l*alpu>t svuall, d- '-'v ' 

 'rboiaii li^iiudvHl, wiiler (ban Um^ vVvb^uvm n\v' 



