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the front of the lateral margin, scutellum silvery. Abdomen black above, with nar- 

 row basal pale bands ; beneath pale, the hind angles of the segments black. Legs 

 ,black, unhanded, femora pale beneath. Tarsal claw formula of the female, i.i- 

 l.i-o.o. 



6 specimens, Santo Domingo, West Indies (A. Busck). 

 Type. — Cat. no. 10152, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Closely resembling Acdes aunxtits Grabham, but the claws of the 

 hind tarsi are simple. 



Agdes tborntoni, new species. 



Proboscis and palpi black ; head behind the eyes dark with a purplish luster, the 

 margin of the eyes silvery, broadened at the sides; thorax violaceous black, the 

 anterior portion silvery while for nearly half with a dark indentation at the middle ; 

 two small silvery spots near the hind margin. Abdomen above and beneath violace- 

 ous black, each segment with narrow silvery transverse bands below. Pleura 

 silvery scaled. Fore legs deep black, first and second tarsal joints narrowly white at 

 base ; middle legs black, the femora marked with silver on the under side for about 

 two-thirds the length, not attaining the base, apex silvery, base and tip of the first 

 tarsal joint and base of the second broadly white ; hind femora white, a black ring 

 close to the base and another towards the apex, tibiae black, first tarsal joint white- 

 ringed at base and apex, second joint white-ringed at base. Tarsal claw formula of 

 the female I. l-i.l-o.o. 



7 specimens, Bluefields, Nicaragua (W. F. Thornton). 



Nearly allied to A'edes iusoUta Coquillett and Acdes podographicus 

 Dyar & Knab, but differing from both in the details of the markings. 

 Type. — Cat. no. 10143, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Aedes septemstriatus, new species. 



Proboscis and palpi black ; head bronzy yellow behind the eyes, two blue-black 

 spots upon the vertex separated by a golden line ; thorax deep brown with seven nar- 

 row golden lines and the front margin golden ; a median dorsal line, narrow in front, 

 broadened towards the scutellum, a narrow line on each side of it which stops at the 

 basal fourth of the thorax, outside of these are two slightly oblique lines which ex- 

 tend from the base to the middle of the thorax, lateral marginal stripe extends down 

 the sides in the form of large golden patches ; pleura silvery. Abdomen blue-black 

 with median white basal spots on some of the segments, the three last segments 

 spotted with silver at the sides ; under surface black with white bands. Legs : first 

 pair black, the base of the first tarsal joint silvery ; middle legs black, knees silvery, 

 hind legs black, femora tipped with silver, the base of the first tarsal joint silvery. 

 Tarsal claws of the female simple. 



3 specimens, Bluefields, Nicaragua (W. F. Thornton). 

 Type. — Cat. no. 10 144, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Differs from any described Aides with simple claws known to us 

 in the median dorsal thoracic line. 



