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VI. — GE2sUS Culex. 

 {a) RECOGNIZED SPECIES. 



Males. 



1. Front tarsal claws bearing a distinct tooth near the middle of 



the under side of each 3 



Front tarsal claws bearing two teeth on the under side of one 

 claw, and one on under side of the other, proboscis destitute 

 of a whitish band near the middle 3 



3. Feet distinctly white at bases of the joints . mllicitam Walk. 

 Feet not white at bases of the joints consobrinus Desv. 



"3. Proboscis destitute of a whitish ring near the middle 4 



Proboscis with such a ring, ends of tarsal joints white 



tar.suU.s Coq. 



4. Bases of tarsal joints not white 5 



Bases of tarsal joints white stimulans Walk. 



5. Palpi not dilated 



Palpi strongly dilated toward the apex invpiytr Walk. 



6. Petiole of first submarginal cell at most one-fourth the length 



of that cell pipiena Linne. 



Petiole at least almost half as long as the cell . pungens Wied. 



Females. 



1. Front tarsal claws bearing a distinct tooth near middle of 



under side of each 3 



Front tarsal claws destitute of teeth 7 



3. Proboscis destitute of a white ring near the middle 4 



Proboscis marked with such a ring, bases of tarsal joints 

 white 3 



3. With a stripe of yellowish scales in middle of the abdo- 



men sollieitans Walk. 



Without such a stripe taniorltijiK-hus Wied. 



4. Bases of tarsal joints distinctly white stimalans Walk. 



Bases erf tarsal joints never white 5 



