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MOSQUITOES 



ciliata is a very larg-e mosquito and is undoubtedly one 

 of the forms known in the South as gallinippers. It is 

 really yellowish in color, yet the general effect when one 

 glances at it or sees it flying is that it is very dark — al- 



FiG. 38. — Females of PsoropJwra ciliata at rest on side wall and ceiling ; 

 enlarged. (Author's illustration.) 



most black. The wings are not really spotted or dusky 

 but the very numerous dark scales on the main veins 

 make them appear dark. When seen in certain lights 

 they are prismatic in their color effect. I have said that 

 they are large. The length of the body of the female is 

 about ten millimetres, but the length from the tip of the 

 beak to the tip of the hind legs is nearly twice this. 



