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Large specimens of fletcheri or riparius were taken at Al- 

 bany, Ontario, at the mouth of the Albany River, on James 

 Bay, July 10, 1918 (H. N. Awrey). 



Aedes canadensis Theobald. 



Culex canadensis Theobald, Mon. Culic, ii, 3, 1901. 



Culex nivitarsis Coquillett, Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., vi, 168, 1904. 



This species is not confined to the Canadian zone, extending 

 in the east to Florida. It is widespread in the northern forests. 

 The larvae frequent open pools and roadside diiches, not being 

 found in the dark mossy pools in spruce forest which shelter 

 the early stages of the species with black tarsi. 



For observations on swarming of males, see note under 

 Aedes pionips. 



Five hundred and forty-one specimens came to hand, as fol- 

 lows: White River, Ontario, June 13-19, 1918; Nipigon, On- 

 tario, June 26, 1918; Dryden, Ontario, June 30-July 9, 1918; 

 Kenora, Ontario, July 2, 1918; Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, 

 July 4-5, 1918 ; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, August 10-20, 

 1918; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, August 14-17, 1918; Red 

 Deer, Alberta, July 30- August 3, 1918 ; Lochearn, Alberta, Au- 

 gust, 5-7, 1918; Lamoral, Alberta, August 6, 1918; Banff, Al- 

 berta, July 19, 1918; Lake Louise, Alberta, July 11, 1918. 



Aedes vexans Meigen. 



Culex vexans Meigen, Syst. Beschr. Eur. Zweifl. Ins., vi, 241, 



1830. 

 Culex articulatus Rondani, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital., iv, 30, 1872. 

 Culex malariae Grassi, Rend, della R. Accad. dei Lincei, 1899. 

 Culex sylvestris Theobald, Mon. Culic, i, 406, 1901. 

 Culex vagans Theobald, Mon. Culic, i, 411, 1901. 

 Culex nocturnus Theobald, Mon. Culic, iii, 159, 1903 ( 9 only). 

 Culex montcalmi Blanchard, Les Moust., 407, 1905. 

 Culicada nipponii Theobald, Mon. Culic, iv, 337, 1907. 

 Culicada minuta Theobald, Mon. Culic, iv, 338, 1907. 

 Culex sfcnwirus Theobald, Mon. Culic, iv, 395, 1907. 

 Culicada eruthrosops Theobald, Mon. Culic, v, 229, 1910. 

 Culex pseudostenoetrus Theobald, Mon. Culic, v, 343, 1910. 

 Culex hirsutum Ludlow, Psyche, xviii, 126, 1911. 

 Aedes euochrus Howard, Dyar & Knab, Monog., iv, 716, 1917. 



