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and rather more basal than shown in the figure ; at its base three tufts of 

 bristles on each side and a group of spines ; anal segment with a few 

 long black dorsal bristles and pale ventral fan ; gill plates long and 

 narrow. Characteristic basal spines shown at a. 

 Length. — 8.5 to 9 mm. 



Fig. 14. — Culex Kelloggii, larva. 



I. Thoracic frontal and lateral hairs; II. Antenna; III. Anal gills; IV. Respiratory- 

 siphon, a basal spines. 



3. Culex amsobrinus, Desvoidy. — One $ taken on June 21st. This 

 species I do not think has been recorded so far south before. 



4. Grabhatnia Curriei, Coquillett. Culex Curriei, Coquillett. (Can. 

 Entomol,, p. 259, 1902.). — A series of 10 9 s, varying greatly in size, the 

 smallest 4.5 mm., the largest 6 mm. The metanotum is densely clothed 

 with pale straw-coloured narrow curved scales with a median broad 

 reddish-brown line, one or two show traces of narrow similarly-coloured 

 lateral lines. They were taken from 2olh to 29th of June, during the 

 day, and were very troublesome and abundant. The four pairs of black 

 abdominal spots on segments 2 to 5 are very marked. 



