MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 



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golden yellow scales, and traces of simila'r sublateral ones near 

 the base of the wings. Posterior portion of prothorax smooth, 

 bordered anteriorly by lan irregular patch of golden yellow 

 scales, with black hairs intermixed. Scutellum crowned with 

 long^ black hairs and with somewhat irregular, obsolete, sub- 

 median patches of golden yellow scales; postscutellum smooth, 

 slaty gray. Pleura sparsely clothed with irregular patches of 



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of C. absobrinus 

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Air tube of C. abso- 



silvery yellow scales. Abdomen dark brown, with rather nar- 

 row, basal bandsi of silvery white scales ; sparsely clothed, spe- 

 cially laterally, with slender, golden yellow hairs. Basal portion 

 of clasp sti3ut, thickly haired, yellowish brown; apical portion 

 slender, uniformly curved, yellowish brown. Ventral surface 

 brownish black, that of the second, third and fourth segments 

 being sparsely clothed with silvery yellow scales, and each of 

 the latter with a distinct basal band of the same color. Wings 

 hyaline; anterior margin and first longitudinal vein rather 

 thickly clothed with dark brown scales, others with lighter col- 

 ored onesi; fringe slaty gnay. Petiole of first submarginal cell 

 about equal in length to the cell, that of the second about one- 

 fourth longer. Posterior cross vein less than its own length 

 from mid cross vein. Halteres, basal portion pale yellowish white, 

 apical portion capitate, dark brown. Coxae slaty gray, golden 

 yellow apically. Legs dark purplish brown, with apexes of 

 femora and tibiae clothed with golden yellow scales. Anterior 



