art. 1, MOSQUITOES OF THE UNITED STATES—DYAR. 91 
Subgenus FINLAYA Theobald. 
AEDES (FINLAYA) TRISERIATUS Say. 
Culex triseriatus Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. 3, p. 12, 1823. 
Finlaya (?) nigra Luptow, Can. Ent., vol. 37, p. 387, 1905. 
Aédes triseriatus hendersoni CocKERELL, Journ. Econ. HWnt., vol. 11, p. 199, 
1918. 
A medium sized black mosquito with spotted abdomen. Meso- 
notum dark brown in the middle, the sides silvery white. Abdomen 
black dorsally, with silvery white lateral basal segmental spots; 
venter white scaled, the posterior segments black-banded at apices. 
Legs deep black, the femora silvery white below. Wing scales 
black. 
The larvae live in the water in the holes in tree trunks, the winter 
being passed in the egg state. The females are severe biters, and 
though never abundant, are often troublesome in dry woods. The 
habits of the male have not been observed. 
Distribution.— United States from the Gulf of Mexico to Montana 
and New England. 
United States Records. 
New HAMpsuHInrE: Center Harbor, June 24, 1902 (H. G. Dyar). 
MASSACHUSETTS: West Springfield, August 16, 1903 (F. Knab). 
East Lee, July 26, 1921 (J. L. Webb). 
CoNNECTICUT: Fairfield County, August, 1910 (V. Howard). 
New York: Ithaca, July (O. A. Johannsen). 
New JERSEY: Lahaway, June 6, 1903 (J. T. Brakeley). 
DIstTRicTt oF CoLUMBIA: Washington, September 11, 1903 (J. Kotinsky). 
MARYLAND: Herzog’s Island, June 24, 1906 (F. Knab). 
VIRGINIA: Bluemont, June 20, 1904 (F. C. Pratt). 
NorTH CAROLINA: Charlotte, May 30, 1916 (H. P. Barret). 
SoutH CAROLINA: Columbia, August 1, 1906 ( We 
GrorGIA: Atlanta, May 11, 1900 (W. B. Summerall). 
FLormA: New Smyrna, March 21, 1905 (Dyar and Caudell). 
Miami, March 8, 1905 (Dyar and Caudell). 
MISSISSIPPI: Jackson, August 8, 1904 (H. S. Barber). 
Louisiana: Mound, April 27, 1915 (D. L. Van Dine). 
Texas: Victoria, October 5, 1904 (IH. G. Hines). 
Missouri: St. Louis, September, 1904 (A. Busck). 
KANSAS: Lawrence, May (H. T. Martin). 
Iowa: Ames, August 17, 1906 (H. J. Quayle). 
KENTUCKY: Corbin, August 24, 1904 (H. S. Barber). 
ARKANSAS: Helena, July 30, 1904 (H. S. Barber). 
TENNESSEE: Chattanooga, August 20, 1904 (H. S. Barber). 
INDIAN TERRITORY: Wister, July 7, 1904 (H. S. Barber). 
Montana: Missoula, July 6, 1917 (H. G. Dyar). 
Subgenus ECcCuLExX Felt. 
AEDES (ECCULEX) VEXANS Meigen. 
Culex verans MEIGEN, Syst. Beschr. Eur. zweifl. Ins., vol. 6, p. 241, 1820. 
Culex articulaius RonpANT, Bull. Soe. Ent. Ital., vol. 4, p. 30, 1872. 
