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CULEX EXCRUCIANS, Fffim. 



Fulva ; proboscis tcstucea, apice ftiscescens ; antenna fuscfc, hasi testa- 

 cccB ; abdomen fuscescens, fasciis testaceis ; pedes testacei^ tarsis 

 pallide fuscis testaceo fasciatis ; alec subcincrece, venis testaceis sub- 

 ciliatis ; halteres apice fusci. 



Tawny. Proboscis testaceous, long, straight, slender, brownish at 

 the lip. Antennffi brown, testaceous towards the base, a little shorter 

 than the proboscis. Pectus paler than the thorax. Abdomen brownish, 

 with a testaceous baud on the hind border of each segment. Legs tes- 

 taceous, long, slender; tibia darker than the femora; tarsi very pale 

 brown, with a testaceous band at the base of each joint. Wings very 

 slightly grayish ; veins testaceous, slightly ciliated. Halteres testaceous, 

 with brown knobs. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



Nova Scotia. 



CuLEX TERRENS, MaS. 



Fusca, argenteo tomentosa ; thorax fusco bivittatus ; abdomen nigri- 

 cans, sublus argenleo fascialum, lateribus pubescentibus ; pedes nigri- 

 cantes, femoribus apice albis, tarsis alba fasciatis ; ales subcinerece, 

 venis fuscis svbciliatis ; halteres testacei apice fusci. 



Brown, with silvery white tomeutum. Proboscis slender, straight, as 

 long as the palpi. Antennae with whitish reflections. Thorax with two 

 brown stripes. Abdomen blackish, very pubescent on each side, with 

 silvery white bands beneath. Legs blackish; femora with white tips; 

 tibiae partly with whitish reflections ; tarsi with white bands. Wings 

 grayish ; veins brown, slightly ciliated. Halteres testaceous, with brown 

 knobs. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



South America. 



