MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 



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developed and about as long as the body. Basal segment of male 

 clasp stout, irregularly curved, roumded. Apical portion nearly 

 strap-shaped, describing almost a semicircle and with a curved, 



Fig-. 75 Combs of C.abserratus, showing those 

 of both sides 



blunt spine apically. Harpe long, irregularly curved, pointed. 

 Organs on opposite side poorly developed, distorted. At the 

 extreme base slightly anterior of the basal segment of the clasp 

 there is a pair of short, fleshy 

 organs tipped with four or five stout 

 spines. Ungues of the front tarsi on 

 the male side unequal, all others and 

 those of the female side equal. 



Larva. Antennae rather stout 

 with a slight basal enlargement 

 tapering almost uniformly there- 

 from; tuft at basal third. Apex 

 bearing one long and one medium, 

 slender process, a smaller one and 

 also a much stouter rudimentary 

 segment. Labial plate rather 

 broadly triangular, bearing 27 fine, 

 triangular teeth. Thorax with 

 compound, finely barbu-led hairs; 

 abdomen mostly with simple ones. 

 Comb consisting tof six or seven scales arranged in a curve, 

 each with a large, finely setose, spatulate base and with a 



Fiff. 7 

 ratus 



Air tube of C. abser- 



