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25 coarse teeth ; mandible very similar to that of C. a b s o - 

 b r i n 11 s, figure 65. Thoracic and anterior abdominal segments 

 clothed with numerous stout, black, plumose hairs, the larger 

 abdominal segments bearing slightly compound, weakly plumose 

 hairs. The comb consists of a triangular patch of about 40 scales 

 arranged in about five irregular rows, each scale with a dark 

 brown, basal, somewhat spatulate enlargement and terminated 

 by an expanded, nearly colorless tip, bearing a series of rather 

 fine, subequal, apical spines, smalle'r spines extending on each side 

 to the extreme base. Air tube about four times as long as wide^ 

 slightly inflated and with two rows of pecten at the basal sixths 

 each consisting of about 14 closely set teeth bearing at their 

 bases two or three conspicuous processes, pecten extended by a 

 well marked row of 17 simple bristles reaching to the apical third 

 or fourth. There is a posterior pair of compound, plumose hairs 

 at the base of the air tube. Ventral tuft short and consisting 

 of about 15 well developed, compound hairs attached to the barred 

 area. DoTsal tuft composed of a very stout, compound hair 

 and a smaller one with many more branches. 



This larva closely resembles that ofC. absobrinus and 

 may be separated therefrom by the smaller number of comb teeth 

 (which are also shorter and stouter), the greater number of basal 

 processes on the pecten, and the decidedly different character of 

 the labial plate. There are also other differences as will be seen 

 by reference to the above description. 



Culex restuans Theo. 

 White dotted mosquito 



PI. 9, 23, 38, 44, 53, fig-. 2, 3 ; 2, 3 ; 1, 2 ; 3 ; 2 respectively 



This species has been confused with C. p i p i e n s , and accord- 

 ing to Theobald's description may be separated therefrom by the 

 spotted thorax, but in our experience this character is somewhat 

 variable either on account of abrasion or nonexistence in some 

 cases. 



Description. Theobald) states that the wing venation is almost 

 exactly alike, but in specimens before us, the stem of the first 



