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hamia, Howardina, Janthinosoma, Melanoconion, Stegomyia, 
Taeniorhynchus, Theobaldia, Haemagogus, Aedes, Deinocerites, 
Uranotsenia, Verrallina, etc. 
in. SABETHIN^. Adults: metanotum with setae; palpi 
short in the female, usually short also in the male. Larvae 
with elongate air tube and no fan-tufts; anal segment without 
ventral brush. 
Genera. Joblotia, Dendromyia, lyimatus, Phoniomyia, Sabe- 
thoides, Wyeomyia, etc. 
I have given only the genera of which larvae are known to 
me ; but have no doubt that the other larvae, when known, will 
prove consonant with these divisions. 
Subdivision of the Anophelinae, except generic, seems unnec- 
essary. The Culicinae can be divided into tribes, one the 
Megarhinini, to contain Megarhinus, Psorophora and Lutzia, 
the other, the Culicini, for the remaining genera. I see no 
propriety in recognizing the Aedinae or even Ae'dini, as the char- 
acter of short male palpi is not more than of generic rank 
and the larvae show no differential characters whatever. 
The Sabethinae need no subdivision, unless Joblotia be taken 
out, in many respects a unique form. 
It has been shown that the Anophelinae are distinguished 
by their attitude while alive; this is now given in all the 
text books. The Culicinae and Sabethinae are equally distin- 
guishable, the latter curving the hind legs over the back far 
forward in a very characteristic manner, as described to me 
by Mr. Knab and Mr. Busck, who have seen many of the 
species alive. 
OCTOBER 5, 1905. 
The 1 98th regular meeting was held at the Saengerbund Hall 
and there were present the following: Messrs. Barber, Couden, 
Doolittle, Dyar, Heidemann, Howard, Marlatt, Morris, Quain- 
tance, Schwarz, Stiles, Titus, and Webster, members; and 
Messrs. Boettcher, demons, Coleman, and Martin, visitors. In the 
absence of the executive officers Dr. L- O. Howard presided. 
Prof. Hermann Muckermann, S. J., Sacred Heart College, 
Prairie du Chien, Wis., was elected a corresponding member. 
Mr. Heidemann exhibited specimens and reported the cap- 
ture of Tettigia hieroglyphica Say, family Cicadidae, at Great 
Falls, Md. The species was described from Florida, and this 
is the first report of its occurrence near Washington, D. C 
