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of front and middle tarsi very unequal in size, the anterior claw of each 

 pair bearing two teeth, the other with a single tooth, claws of hind tarsi 

 of an equal size, each one-toothed ; halteres yellow, becoming brown at 

 the apex. 



Female. — Differs from the male as follows : Antennas dark brown, 

 the first joint and base of the second yellow, the hairs dark brown, palpi 

 dark brown, the basal third yellow, bearing a few rather long hairs ; hind 

 tibiae yellow, the apices brown, tarsal claws equal, each one-toothed. 



Length, excluding the proboscis, 6 mm. Three males and one 

 female, received from Dr. \V. C. Coker, of the Johns Hopkins University. 

 Type No. 5793, U. S. National Museum. 



Habitat. — Hartsville, South Carolina. 



This fine species is respectfully dedicated to Dr. L. O. Howard, 

 whose investigations have so much increased our knowledge of the early 

 stages and distribution of the members of this important family. 



Culex Curriei, new species. 



Head black, scales on lower parts of occiput white, on the upper part 

 light yellow, usually a patch of golden brown ones between, a few erect 

 black scales and bristles on the sides, antenna? and mouth-parts dark brown, 

 base of the former yellow ; body black, scales of mesonotum light yellow, 

 a median and usually a lateral vitta of golden-brown ones, those of the 

 pleura white, of the abdomen yellowish-white, a pair of black-scaled spots 

 on segments 2 to 5; femora and tibiae yellow, brownish at the apices, 

 covered with mixed yellowish-white and brown scales, tarsi brown, the 

 front ones having the base and apex of the first two joints and base of the 

 third, the middle with the base and apex of the first three joints and base 

 of the fourth, the hind ones with both ends of the first four joints and the 

 whole of the last one, whitish, all claws one-toothed ; wings hyaline, 

 scales of the veins mixed yellowish-white and brown, petiole of first 

 submarginal cell about three-fourths as long as that cell ; halteres yellow ; 

 length 4 to 5 mm. Five female specimens. Type No. 5798, U. S. 

 National Museum. 



Habitat. — University, N. Dakota (June, 1896 ; Mr. R. P. Currie, 

 after whom the species is named); Colorado; Boise, Idaho (Mr. C. B. 

 Sampson); and Palo Alto, Cal. (Nov. 8, 1900; Prof. V. L. Kellogg). 



Near the European C. dorsalis, Meigen, but according to Theobald 

 that species has simple tarsal claws. 



