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Fig. lxi. Adult of black-tailed mosquito. Theobaldia melanurus Coq. (After 

 John B. Smith.) 



little longer than beak, not dilated, basal joint with slight angula- 

 tion just before middle; brown, terminal joint white at base. Fan-like 

 tufts toward tip, though long, not dense. Antennae of male plumose, 

 longer than basal segments of palpus, two terminal joints long and 

 slender, others cup-shaped, with usual circle of long silky hairs. Fe- 

 male antennae slightly longer than beak, joints of uniform lengths, 

 brown, white, at base, set with rather short stiff hair over surface, with 

 circle of long bristles at base of each. 



