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on III to VII (occasionally smaller on III and VII); individual leaflets 

 with serrations on outer third. Antepalmate hair (2) 4- to 9-branched on 

 segments IV and V, about equal in size to hair (0) . Upper lateral hair (6) 

 on segments I to III long, plumose. Pecten as illustrated. 



DISTRIBUTION. — Eastern United States, west to New Mexico. Its range 

 also extends south along the Gulf Coast to northern Nicaragua (101), and 

 occurs in the West Indies. Southern States: Alabama (96); Arkansas (30); 

 Florida and Georgia (52); Kentucky (140); Louisiana and Mississippi (52); 



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Flo. 31. Laiva of Anopheles cruciam crucians Wiedemann. A, Tliorax and 

 abdomen. B, Pecten. C, Head. D, Leaflets of palmate hair. 



