MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 293 



He states tiiiat this mosiquito is to open fresh-wafter marslies what 

 C. sollicitans and C. can tat or are to salt marshes 

 and adds that he has evidence that it flies some distance, say half 

 a mile^ though there appear to be no real migrations. 



Dr D5''ar met with this species in British Columbia, where he 

 states adults occurred in small numbers during July, associated 

 with C. cantans. 



Culex cantator Coq. 

 Bronm salt marsh mosquito 



PI. 4, 17, 31, 42, 49, flg. 1, 2; 1, 2; 2; 3; 2 respectively 



This is another form which appears to be largely confined to 

 the coast region and to prefer brackish water for breeding pur- 

 poses. We have taken larvae at Sheepshead bay in a ditch where 

 the salt water entered only at high tide. This form may be sep- 

 arated from C. sylvestris, which it resembles, by its 

 simple posterior claws and by the cross bands on the abdomen 

 l:)eing yellowish instead of white. 



Description. Dr Smith finds this species associated with C. 

 sollicitans and 0. taeniorhynchus, and states 

 that it is a stout, hairy, yellowish brown mosquito with obscurely 

 banded legs, very different from the bright contrasts found in C. 

 « 1 1 i c i t an s. 



Larvae. Dr Smith states that the larvae of this species often 

 occur in the same pools with those of C. sollicitans and look 

 «o much like them that they can not be readily distinguished, ex- 

 -cept that the anal siphon is obviously longer and the head bears a 

 median, lunate mark with two lateral, slightly smaller postero- 

 lateral ones. He adds that the antennae are shorter, without a 

 basal swelling, and that there are 16 to 24 pecten teeth in each 

 row and that the comb consists of from 26 to 50 spatulate, 

 thorn-tipped scales arranged in about three rows. The labial 

 plate is somewhat rounded and has 21 fine teeth. 



Dr Smith states that as a rule this species breeds on salt 

 marshes only. He adds that its power of flight is equal to that 

 of C. s o 1 1 i c i t a n s , and his observations in 1903 indicate that 



