236 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Wings rather heavily covered with dark and light scales, both median 

 and lateral scales very heavy and spatiilate on most of the veins, but those 

 on the under side of the wing are narrow. First submarginal cell longer 

 and narrower than the second posterior, bases nearly on a line ; the stem 

 of the first submarginal about one-third the length of the cell. Super- 

 numerary cross-vein a little longer than the mid, which it meets at a 

 marked angle : posterior cross-vein also a little longer than mid and 

 nearly twice its length distant. Halteres light with dark knobs. 



Length : 7 mm. Habitat : Benicia, Cal. Taken March, April 

 and May. 



While this species lies near vitiata, Theobald, and dorsaiis, Meig., 

 it differs from the first in abdominal markings, in white scales on the two 

 veins, etc , and from the latter also in abdominal markings and in the 

 tarsal banding, which in this species does not include both sides of the 

 joints. 



The specimens were sent in a series of collections by Dr. William F. 

 de Niedmann, Post Surgeon, Benicia Barracks, Cal. 



Desvoidea fiisca, T\\toh., wSiX. /o/oensis, new van 



The Dcsvoideafusca sent from Jolo differ from the type in two small 

 points, but as this difference appears in every specimen of a collection of 

 23 (males and females) it seems advisable to note it. 



On the mesothorax is a short median line of white, beginning at the 

 scutellum, tapering as it runs cephalad, and ending just cephalad of a line 

 drawn perpendicular to the wing joint. The middle lobe of the scutellum 

 is also white. 



Taken at Jolo, Jolo, P. I., probably in May, 1903, as it reached San 

 Francisco in August, 1903, but no date nor name of collector accompanied 

 it. By some accident the collection was not forwarded, so was not 

 included in the list published last year.* 



Culex tcenior/iyncus, \Vied , has lately been sent in from Fort 

 Caswell, N. C So far as I know it has not hitherto been reported north 

 of Florida. 



*Jouin. N. V. EiU. Soc, Sept., 1903. 



