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double, approximate, not followed by hair tufts. Anal segment 

 completely ringed ; chitin darker and covered with numerous little 

 spines, dor sally; pierced ventnally by seven little holes for a 

 series of tufts that precede the barred area. Brush and tuft nor- 

 mal. Comb, a large patch of numerous small scales many rows 

 deep. He figures about 10 rows composed of over 80 scales. Pupa 

 normal, with funnel-shaped air tubes. 



Life history and habits. Larvae were obtained by Dr Dyar in a 

 cold permanent spring, and he is of the opinion that there is only 

 an early spring brood, the species hibernating in the egg. Dr Dyar 

 has also met with this species in British Columbia, where it is 

 early and by no means common. He found one larva in a slow 

 cold stream in the woods. May 29 ; it pupated at once, indicating 

 that the breeding season had practically passed. 



Culex territans Walk. 

 Little black mosquito 



PI. 6, 1&, 20, 34, 43, fig. 2, 3 ; 4 ; 1 ; 1, 2; 6 respectively 



This rather common, small mosquito has unhanded tarsi, and 

 may be easily reoognized by the cross band of whitish scales at 



Fig-. 44 Labial plate of Culex territans 



the apex of the abdominal segments. It is widely distributed in 

 the State, having been taken by us at Poughkeepsie, Karner and 



