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Gryllus pennsylvanicus Burmeister. 



Near West Creek, Sept. 6, 1903 (Rehn). Between Chair- 

 ville and head of Batsto River, Burlington Co., June 17, 1901 

 (Rehn). 



(Ecantlms angnstipeunis Fitch. 



Between Cedar Grove and Chatsworth, Sept. 7, 1903 (Rehn). 

 Clementon, Aug. 13, 1899 (Viereck). 



(Ecanthus quadripunctatus Beutenmiiller. 

 Westville, Aug. 31, 1899 (Viereck). 



Description of Two New Species of Culex. 



By JOHN A. GROSSBECK, Paterson, N. J. 

 Culex pretans sp. nov. 



9- Head brown, occiput almost covered with pale yellow scales, 

 some of which collect in a distinct border to the eyes, and with a small 

 patch of dark brown scales on each side ; antennae dark brown, the basal 

 two joints pale testaceous ; proboscis and palpi dark brown, the terminal 

 joint of the latter almost obsolete. Mesonotum brown with numerous 

 yellowish scales and a usually well defined, broad median vitta of brown 

 scales, which does not quite reach the anterior margin and is slightly con- 

 stricted centrally ; there are two other patches of scales of the same 

 color, about one-third the length of the thorax, at the base of this vitta, 

 separated from it by a narrow line of yellow scales ; scutellum brown, 

 with many yellowish bristles ; metanotum evenly dark brown ; pleura 

 dark brown, with patches of pure white scales ; halteres yellowish white, 

 brown at the apex. Abdomen brownish black, the segments with narrow 

 whitish basal bands, which become wide at the sides ; beneath it is 

 clothed with dirty white scales, mixed with some brown ones near the 

 apical margin of the segments. The bands are usually clearly defined, and 

 though narrow, are rarely obsolete. Legs with coxae yellowish ; femora 

 brown above, creamy white beneath, and with a dot of the same color at 

 the knee ; tibioe dark brown above, yellowish beneath ; tarsi wholly 

 brownish black ; claws uniserrated on all feet ; wings hyaline, petiole of 

 first submarginal cell about half as long as this cell. Length 5 mm. 



Described from fifteen females, one of which, with a male, 

 was bred from larvae. 



Habitat : Chester, Trenton, Lake Hopatcong and Great 

 Piece Meadows all in New Jersey. 



Types : in the collection of the New Jersey Kxperiment 

 Station, 



