Genus Culex. 439 



white ; the small dot at the knee almost imperceptible. Claws precisely 

 as in C. pretans, those of the anterior and mid feet unequal, the larger 

 with a median and basal tooth, the smaller with a single tooth nearer the 

 base. Abdomen dark brown with basal bands of dirty white; in the 

 female these bands are narrow and widen out laterally; beneath pale 

 brownish with scattered white scales, especially noticeable in the apical 

 segments; in the <? the bands appear darker, being mixed with some 

 brown scales. They are narrow on the anterior segments, broader on the 

 posterior and widen out laterally as in the $ ; beneath it is whitish with 

 mixed brown scales. 



Habitat. — Garnott Mountain, near Paterson, Xew Jersey, U.S.A. 

 (Grossbeck ; Smith)." 



Observations. — This very distinct species was described by 

 Mr. Grossbeck from bred specimens. Professor Smith states 

 that "they were determined as reptans by Mr. Coquillett, but 

 are undoubtedly different from the other specimens caught and 

 bred and labelled with the same name." The larvae were found 

 in a woodland pool ; nothing is known of their habits, and the 

 description is drawn up from exuviae only. 



They resemble the larvae of sylvestris, but are much smaller. 

 The labial plate has 10-12 teeth on each side of the apex; the 

 siphon has 16-20 spines in each of the two rows, the spines are 

 long and slender and have one or two teeth near the middle ; 

 the combs of the eighth segment large, 40-45 scales in each, 

 each scale with three long apical spines and short lateral ones 

 (J. B. Smith). 



Culex osakaensis. n. sp. 



Thorax with dull golden yellow scales, brighter before the 

 scutellum, with a darker wedge-shaped area on each side in front 

 of the wings and two indistinct darker areas in front of them, 

 the chaetae showing as two dark lines posteriorly on the brighter 

 scaled area ; traces of tw T o median parallel bare lines in front ; 

 head slightly paler than the thorax. Abdomen deep brown with 

 basal white bands. Legs brown, unbanded. Palpi of ? with 

 mottled brown and white scales ; of <J all dark brown. 



$ . Head deep brown clothed with narrow-curved creamy 

 scales, dark-brown upright forked scales, flat creamy lateral ones 

 few in number and with dark brown chaetae surrounding the 

 front of the head directed towards the middle of the head ; palpi 

 clothed with deep brown scales, white scaled apically ; proboscis 

 deep brown; antennae deep brown, basal segment pale on one 

 side, base of the second segment pale testaceous. 



