254 ti Monograph of Culicidae. 



thick, median vein scales larger, spatulate ; on basal area of wing 

 the scales are Taeniorhynchus-like. 



Allied to Macleaya, Theob., but differs in having the Culex 

 type of head and the wing scales different. 



The genus is formed for Say's Culex triseriatus. 



Protomacleaya triseriata. Say (1822). 

 Ochlerotatus triseriatus. Say. 

 Culex triseriatus. Say. 



Journ. Acad. Nat. Sc. Philadel. III., p. 12 (1822) ; Ausseurop. Zweinug. Ins. 

 I., p. 11, 19 (1828), Wiedemann ; Mosq. N. Jersey, p. 272 (1904), Smith ; 

 Mosq. N. Y. Bull, 79, Ent. 22, p. 337 (1904), Felt ; Class. Mosq. N. and 

 M. America, Tech. Se. 11, U.S. Dep. Agri., p. 18 (1906) (Ochlerotatus), 

 Coquillett. 



Head grey, brownish behind ; proboscis and palpi deep brown. 

 Thorax rich brown in the middle forming an almost pear-shaped 





Fig, 76. 

 Head and scutellum of Protomacleaya triseriata. ? . Say. 



area, the broadest part posterior, sides silvery-grey. Abdomen 

 brown with purplish tinge, with basal lateral triangular white 

 spots. Legs deep brown, unbanded, femora pale at the base. 



9 . Head deep brown, clothed with narrow-curved grey 

 scales and numerous upright forked dull ochreous scales behind, 

 flat grey lateral scales and black chaetae, except two golden 

 brown ones between the eyes ; proboscis deep brown, also palpi 

 and antennae, the basal segment of the latter testaceous above. 



Thorax deep brown, clothed with narrow-curved rich bronzy- 

 brown scales in the middle, silvery-grey at the sides, the brown 

 scaled area narrowest in front much widening out posteriorly, 

 thus forming a rough pear-shaped area, the widest part posterior, 

 a few pale scales before the scutellum, surrounding the bare 

 space ; rich brown chaetae, especially over the roots of the wings ; 

 scutellum brown with flat grey scales to the median lobe, narrow- 



