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which are pale beneath. Wings iridescent, the scales on the 

 veins black, narrow. Claws of female toothed. 



Types, three females. No. 25763, U. S. Nat. Mus. ; Bogota, 

 Columbia, 1918 (Fr. Apollinaire-Marie), in the Museum of 

 Natural History, Paris, France (labeled iridipennis ?) ; a 

 second female with the same data in the same collection (labeled 

 euiris, cotype) ; a third female, Bogota, Colombia, February 38, 

 1922 (Dr. F. A. Miller), in the collection of the U. S. National 

 Museum, communicated by Dr. Wicklifife Rose of the Inter- 

 national Health Board. 



Aedes milleri, new species. 



Proboscis black. Mesonotum with sparse golden scales, ar- 

 ranged in fine longitudinal lines, but diffusely, a central line 

 and one on either side being most distinct ; posterior lateral 

 areas dark. Abdomen black, with dorsal triangular white spots, 

 that on second segment produced ; venter whitish, with basal 

 median segmental black spots. Legs black, the tarsi rather 

 broadly white ringed on both ends of the joints. Wings 

 iridescent, scales on the veins black. Claws of female toothed. 



Type, female. No. 25764, U. S. Nat. Mus. ; Bogota, Colombia, 

 February 28, 1922 (Dr. F. A. Miller), communicated by Dr. 

 Wicklifife Rose of the International Health Board. 



Aedes draconarius. new species. 



Proboscis black scaled. Head broadly white on the vertex, 

 the suture narrowly dark, and small black mark low on the 

 sides. Mesonotum with broad yellowish silvery patch covering 

 over the anterior half, faintly cut by two dark lines; posterior 

 portion blackish, the limitation irregular. Abdomen black, with 

 lateral triangular white segmental spots ; venter yellowish white 

 scaled, the tips of the segments with very narrow black line. 

 Legs black, the tarsi with narrow white rings at the bases of 

 the first three tarsal joints. Wing-scales dark. Claws of 

 female toothed on fore and mid legs. 



Male hypopygium. Side piece conical with long stout hairs 

 within ; basal lobe small, with long hairs. Claspette stem 



