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their scales and hairs golden yellow, pleura with a few patches of white 
scales. Abdomen purple-scaled, front angles of the segments yellow- 
scaled; venter yellow-scaled and with an apical band of purple ones on 
the last four segments. Femora and tibise purple-scaled, the basal half 
of the hind^femora and the bases of the others, especially on the posterior 
side, yellow-scaled; bases of the first three tarsal joints white-scaled, 
covering nearly the whole of the first two joints on the middle and hind 
tarsi, scales on remaining portions of tarsi purple; all tarsal claws toothed 
Wings hyaline, the scales brown. Length 5 mm. 
Tehuantepec, State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Seven females 
collected by Mr. Frederick Knab, for whom this elegant species 
is named. 
Type. No. 8289, U. S. National Museum. 
Culex bracteatus, new species. 
Near confirmatus, but the patch of scales on median portion of anterior 
half of the mesonotum is golden brown, instead of whitish. Proboscis 
and palpi brown-scaled, occiput brassy-yellow-scaled and with a patch 
of brown ones on each side. Scales in middle of anterior two-thirds of 
the mesonotum golden brown, those along the sides and on posterior third 
of the mesonotum deep brown, the latter intermixed with brassy-yellow 
ones. Abdomen black-scaled, a narrow band of whitish ones at base of 
each segment, expanded into lateral spots on the last three segments, 
venter whitish-scaled, the black of the dorsum encroaching on the hind 
angles of the first five segments. Legs black-scaled, the bases and large 
portion of the underside whitish-scaled; claws of front and middle tarsi 
toothed, those of the hind ones simple. Scales of wings brown. Length 
3-5 mm - 
Habana, Cuba. Four females collected by Mr. J. R. Taylor. 
Type. No. 7753, U. S. National Museum. 
Verrallina laternaria, new species. 
Scales of proboscis black, palpi of male about as long as the proboscis, 
their hairs and scales black; occiput densely white-scaled and with a 
patch of black ones each side. Mesonotum densely covered with white 
scales, its bristles and those of the scutellum yellow. Abdomen black- 
scaled, a patch of white scales in the front angles of each segment, largest 
on the last three segments. Legs black-scaled, the apices of the middle 
femora and whole of the hind ones, except the base and a band before 
the apex, white-scaled; both ends of the first joint of the middle and hind 
tarsi, covering nearly the entire -joint on the middle tarsi, and base of the 
second joint, white-scaled ; claws of front and middle tarsi with one tooth 
under one of the claws, none under the other, claws of hind tarsi simple. 
Wing-scales brown. Length 3.5 mm. 
Trinidad, West Indies. Five males collected by Mr. August 
Busck. 
Type. No. 8290, U. S. National Museum. 
