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patch, usually more than 15; individual scale small, rounded apically, fringed 

 with subequal spinules. Siphon less than twice as long as wide; pecten of 

 numerous short evenly spaced teeth reaching middle of siphon or slightly 

 beyond; subventral tuft multiple, inserted beyond pecten; dorsal preapical spine 

 as long as apical pecten tooth. Anal segment wider than long, completely 

 ringed by the dorsal plate; lateral hair single; dorsal brush consisting of a long 

 lower caudal hair and a shorter multiple upper caudal tuft on either side; 

 ventral brush large, confined to the barred area; gills 4, very short, bluntly 

 rounded. 



DISTRIBUTION. — Occurs along the Atlantic coast from Brazil to New Eng- 

 land and along the Pacific coast from Peru to California. It is also found in 

 several inland communities where brackish water is available for breeding. 

 Southern States: Alabama (96); Arkansas (30); Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, 

 Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina ( (96) ; Virginia (49) . Other 

 States: California (66); Connecticut (52); Delaware (106); Maryland (19); 



Fig. 113. Aedes laeniorhynchus (Wiedemann). A, Hind tarsus. 

 B, Male terminalia. C, Palp and proboscis of female. 



