76 Psyche [August 



its stem about one-half the length of the cell; basal cross-vein about 

 its own length from the anterior. The fringe is brown, and has the 

 same golden brown reflections that characterize the other wing 

 scales. At times this is so marked as to be rather deceptive even 

 suggesting small fringe-spots, which I think are entirely the result 

 of the reflections. The halteres have a light stem and dark knob. 



Length about 10.5 mm. (body 7 mm., proboscis 3.5 mm., wing 

 6 mm.). 



Male. The coloring is much as in the female; antennae white, 

 with very narrow brown l^ands at the joints, verticels brown with 

 golden reflections, terminal joints brown, pilose; the basal joint 

 large, brown, with a few minute hairs ; palpi with dark brown scales, 

 heavily clubbed, the terminal joint with some, and the preceding 

 joint with heavy tufts of long brown hairs, both the hairs and the 

 scales turning to golden-brown with changing light. Thorax more 

 sparsely scaled, but the dark lines showing plainly ; abdomen more 

 definitely banded and very hairy. Legs much as in female, but the 

 fifth fore tarsal has on the ventral aspect very short and heavy 

 scales or bristles, one hardly knows what to call them, they are so 

 very stout and short, arranged as an inverted V the broad part at 

 the proximal end of the joint. The ungues are very uneven, the 

 larger bi-serrated, the small one very short and heavy, and 

 the joint itself is markedly curved; the heavy bi-serrated claw, the 

 strong short bristles, and the curved joint making an unusually 

 strong combination. Mid ungues large and simple, hind ungues 

 small and simple. Wings more sparsely scaled^ the infuscation at 

 the spots showing plainly. 



Length about 10 mm. (body about 7 mm., proboscis 3 mm., wing 

 6 mm.). 



Taken July 10-2'2, at Selenga, and Verklme LMinsk, Siberia. 



Described from eight females and fourteen males collected by the 

 surgeons on duty at these stations. It is a very large and fuzzy- 

 looking Anopheline, resembling a single specimen received from 

 Fort Gibbon, Tanana, x\laska, which, however, was in much too 

 bad condition to place. 



There are also with this species some much darker specimens, 

 that may be a new species, a variety, or merely an accidental varia- 

 tion, but is described below. 



