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Subdivision m.—Plain-ivinged Culices ivith the tarsi unhanded, 

 and the abdominal segments loith basal pale batids. 



a. With the pale basal abdominal bands well marked, broadenmg exter- 

 nally to form lateral spots continuous with the band. 



79. C. functor, Kirby. Thorax prominently adorned with five 



white lines. 



80. C. diversus, Theob. Pale abdommal bands yellow, expanding 



in the middle as well as laterally, so as to look like three 

 spots. 



81. C. nemorosus, Meig. Pale abdominal bands creamy ; very 



narrow in the middle ; venter white, with three dark lateral 

 spots. 



82. C. pipiens, L. Abdominal bands yellowish ; the denuded thorax 



uniformly dark. Anterior fork cell very long in proportion to 

 its stem ; 4 close to 3. 



83. C. quasipipiens , Theob. Closely resembles the above, but the 



anterior fork cell is shorter in proportion to its stem, and 

 its base is well inside the auxiliary junction. 



84. C. fatigans, Wied. Denuded thorax, testaceous, with two 



distinct dark lines. Anterior fork cell shorter than in 

 C. ^jijjiens (about 4| times the length of its stem), 4 well 

 internal to 3. Antennae proportionally shorter than in C. 

 pipiens. 



85. C. virguUtcs, Theob. Basal abdominal bands broad and white, 



expanding into lateral spots on the hinder segments, instead 

 of the expansion being most marked in front, as in the three 

 preceding species. A tuft of bristles projects from the front 

 of the sternum. Venter with golden hairs. 



86. C. deceits, Theob. Pale abdominal bands white, expanding on 



the sixth and seventh segments, the eighth being nearly 

 all white. Legs with only a trace of a knee-spot. 



87. C. masculus, Theob. Pale abdominal bands narrow and white, 



expanding on the last three segments. Legs with pale spots 

 at the apices of the femora and tibiae. 



88. C. tipuliformis. Pale banding of segments, 2 to 5, represented 



by a semilunar spot, those behind it expanding laterally. 

 Legs with distinct longitudinal white lines on the femora and 

 tibiae. 



89. C. confirmatiis , Arribal. Abdominal bands white, simply 



broadening externally. Thorax yellowish unadorned. Tarsi 

 yellowish-brown. Ventral segments black, with large semi- 

 lunar pale apical spots. 



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