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submarginal cell is from one sixth to one fifth its length in this 

 form, while in C. p i p i e n s it is but one seventh. This species 

 may also be recognized by its light color, the whole body 

 having a yellow tinge, and by the basal bands of the abdomen 



Fig. 69 Female wing of Culex restuans 



being more uniform and straight. Perhaps the best character of 

 all, discovered by Coquillett, is the short pale banding at the ex- 

 treme ends of the hind tarsal joints, which is absent in C. 

 p i p i en s . 



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Fig. 70 Labial plate of C. restuans 



The eggs according to Dr Dyar are laid in a large boat-shaped 

 mass as in C. p i p i e n s , adhering by their sides and standing 

 perpendicularly to the water, the mass floating freely. The indi- 

 vidual eggs are elliptic, fusiform, with sharply tapered ends. 



The larva may be distinguished by its long breathing tube 

 [fig. 45], at least five times as long as wide, and the presence of 

 the antennal tuft before the middle of the joint, since other long 



