MOSQUITOS OR (5ULI0IDAE 01< NEW YORK STATE 391Cf 



APPENDIX 



GENERIC REVISION OF CULICIDAE 



Our knowledge of Cnlicidae has progressed so rapidly that our 

 American species are sadly confused, and this opportunity is 

 taken of presenting briefly the results of our taxonomic studies. 



Anopheles. Palpi long in both sexes. Wings usually spotted 

 and thickl}' clothed with lanceolate scales. First and second 

 longitudinal veins extending beyond the cross veins into the basal 

 cells. Apical clasp segment of male genitalia evenly curved and 

 with an inconspicuous terminal spine. Harpes and harpagones 

 small. Larva with very short air tube and consolidated comb. 

 Species, punctipennis Say, m a c u 1 i p e n n i s Meig. and 

 crucians Wied. 



CULICINAE 



Psorophora. Petioles of female wing about two thirds the length 

 of fork cells. Posterior cross vein less than its own length 

 from mid cross vein. Lateral scales remarkably distinct; vein 

 scales long^ rather bToad. Male wing sparsely clothed with 

 scales; petioles about equal in length to their respective fork 

 cells, posterior cross vein less than its own length from mid cross 

 vein. Terminal clasp segment of male genitalia strongly curved and 

 armed with stout spines, basal portion stout. Harpes strongly 

 curved with subapical, falcate organ and terminated by a tuft of 

 loose filaments. Harpagones stout, with several apical teeth. 

 Larva with few comb scales arranged in a semicircle; anteriorly, 

 many minute, smaller, oomblike organs, larger comb scales with 

 spatulate base, a large median tooth and conspicuous lateral ones. 

 Species, c i 1 i a t a Abr. 



Janthinosoma. Female. Petioles of fork cells about one half 

 the length of their respective cells. Posterior cross vein less 

 than its own length from mid cross vein. Lateral scales of wing 

 broad, well separated from the broadly triangular^ closely 

 appressed vein scales. Male. Petioles about equal to their 

 respective fork cells. Posterior cross vein about its own length 

 fi'om mid cross vein. Lateral scales broad, well separated from 

 the rather broad, closely appressed vein scales. Terminal clasp 



