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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Culex pipiens Linn. 

 House or rain darrel mosquito 



PI. 9, 23, 24, 26, 38, 44, 53, flg. 4, 5 ; 4 ; 1 ; 2 ; 3, 4, 5 ; 1 ; 3 respectively 



This is the commonest mosquito about Albany, and undoubtedly 

 throughout the State. It may be separated from others of this 

 group by the very long first submarginal cell, and the abnormally 

 short petiole, it being but one seventh the length of the cell. 



Description. The larva has been described by Dr Dyar, who 

 states that the head is rounded, full at the sides, pale; that the 

 antennae are large and long, completely infuscated, or in pale 

 specimens somewhat lighter at the base, a tuft being at the outer 

 third of the joint and the part beyond more slender than the basal 



Fig-. 72 Labial plate of C. pipiens 



portion. The labial plate is as illustrated [fig. 72]. The air tube 

 is four times as long as wide, strongly tapered at its terminal half, 

 pale brown, with small, weak, double posterior pecten followed 

 by several tufts of hair. The comb consists of a large patch of 

 small spines in a low triangle about four rows dfeep. The difl'er- 

 ent stages have been minutely described by Johannsen. 



Distribution. This species appears to be widely distributed 

 throughout the world, since Dr Marlatt records having met with 

 it in such distant countries as Japan, China and Java, while Theo- 

 bald states that it occurs in Europe generally, from Scandinavia 

 to Italy, and in North America. 



