Genus Culex. 



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narrow apical leg bands, and by the genitalia and unadorned 

 thorax. The female is at present unknown. 



Culex sylvestris. Theobald (1901). 

 Ecculex sylvestris. Theobald. 



Mono. Culicid. I., p. 406 (1901), Theobald; Mosq. N. Jersey, p. 248 (1905), 

 Smith; Bull. 79, Ent. 22, New York St. Mus., p. 289-293 (1904), Felt 

 (Ecculex sylvestris). 



Additional localities. — Generally throughout New Jersey 

 State (Prof. J. B. Smith) ; British Columbia (Dr. Dyar) ; 

 Connecticut (H. L. Viereck) ; New York State (Prof. E. P. 

 Felt) ; Mississippi (Professor Glenn-Herrick). 



Observations. — The following notes are compiled from Smith's 

 report (pp. 250 to 255) : — 



" This species delights in porches and gardens, and does its 

 share at the end of the season in making life miserable. It bites 



d 



Fig. 172 



Culex sylvestris. Theobald. (After Smith.) 



a, scales of eighth segment comb ; b, siphon and anal segments ; 

 c, antenna ; d, siphon scales. 



readily but not very viciously, the results not being very painful. 

 It occurs throughout the season, but in small numbers early in 

 the year. It is not a migrant like sollicitans and cantator, but 

 may spread a mile or two and even five miles, but moves 

 individually not collectively as the two former. It hibernates in 

 the egg stage. The eggs are deposited singly on the surface of 

 water and sink to the bottom, or they may be placed at the edge 



