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Index 



mulsanti caraiba, 222 



mulsanti meridionalis, 222 

 Mesoveliidae, 182, 185, 186, 188, 221 

 Metachela, 457 



collusor, 458 

 Metamorphosis, 70 



ametabolous, 70 



hemimetabalous, 70 



holometabolous, 70 

 Methlini, 309 

 Metretopinae, 89, 105 

 key to genera: adults, 105; nymphs, 

 105 

 Metretopus, 105 

 Metreturus, 104, 105 

 Metrichia, 254 

 Metriocnemus, 408, 410, 412, 417 



edwardsi, 417 



knabi, 417 

 Metrobates, 185, 211, 212, 213 

 key to subspecies of trux: 215 



infuscatus, 213, 215 



trux, 215 

 Miathyria, 125 

 Micracanthia, 225 



humilus, 225 



pusilla, 226 



quadrimaculata, 226 

 Micrasema, 268 



aspilus, 268 



onisca, 268 

 Micrathyria, 125, 126 

 Microcara, 352, 353 



Microcylloepus, 357, 358, 359, 360, 362 

 key to species and subspecies, adults, 

 362 



moapis, 357, 363 



pusillus foveatus, 362 



pusillus simflis, 362 



thermarum, 357, 363 

 Microdontinae, 460 

 Micronecta, 191 

 Microtabanus, 445 

 Microtendipes, 409, 411, 412 



caducus, 420 

 Microvelia, 185, 215, 216 

 key to species: apterous males, 217 



albonotata, 215 



americana, 215 



beameri, 217 



borealis, 215, 217 



buenoi, 215, 217 



californiensis, 217 



capitata, 215 



cerifera, 217 



gerhardi, 217 



hinei, 215, 217 



incerta, 216, 217 



paludicola, 217 



pulchella, 215, 216, 217 



signata, 217 

 Microveliinae, 184 

 Midges, 372, 406 

 Molannidae, 237, 242 

 Molophilus, 378 

 Monohelea, 425, 435 



calcarata, 435 



maculipennis 435 

 Mononyx, 210 



fuscipes, 210 

 Morphocorixa, 191 

 Moselia, 168, 169 

 Mosquito abatement districts, 23 

 Mosquito control, 21 

 man-made impoundments, 30 

 irrigation, 33 

 Mosquitoes, 372, 391 



Mosquito hawk, 106 

 Mothflies, 386 

 Mountain midges, 390 

 Munroessa, 275, 277 

 Muscidae, 375, 376, 479 



key to genera: adults, 4 79 

 Mydaeina, 479 



obscura, 479 

 Myiolepta, 461 



californica, 461 



lunulata, 461 



nigra, 461 



varipes, 461 

 Mymaridae, 290, 291 

 Mystacides, 264, 265 

 key to species: males, 265 



alafimbriata, 265 



longicornis, 265 



sepulchralis, 265 

 Myxosargus, 439, 441 



knowltoni, 44 1 



Namamyia, 263 



plutonis, 263 

 Nannothemis, 124, 126 

 Narpus, 358, 360, 361 

 key to species: adults, 362 



angustus, 362 



concolor, 362 

 Nasiaeschna, 120, 121 

 Naucoridae, 182, 185, 186, 187 

 key to genera: adults, 202; nymphs, 

 202 

 Neargyractis, 275 

 Neaviperla, 177 

 needhami group, 95, 98 

 key to species: adults, 97; nymphs. 

 97 



euterpe, 97 



maculata, 97 

 Nehalennia, 142 

 Nematocera, 375, 376 

 Nemocapnia, 159, 161 

 Nemotelus, 439 



albomarginatus, 440 



arator, 440 



canadensis, 440 



glaber, 440 



lambda, 440 



rufoabdominalis, 440 



trinotatus, 440 



tristis, 440 



unicolor, 440 

 Nemoura, 156, 157, 160, 164 

 key to subgenera and species: males, 

 165; females, 166 



besametsa, 166, 167 



biloba, 166, 167 



californica, 166, 167 



cataractae, 165, 166 



cinctipes, 165, 166 



coloradensis, 166, 167 



columbiana, 165, 166 



cornuta, 166, 167 



decepta, 166, 167 



delicatula, 166, 167 



depressa, 166, 167 



frigida, 165, 166 



haysi, 165, 167 



lobata, 166, 167 



nevadensis nevadensis, 165, 167 



nevadensis interrupta, 165 



obscura, 167 



oregoniensis, 165, 167 



producta, 165, 167 



prolongata, 167 



psi'udoproductu, 1 65 



rotunds, 166, 167 



spiniloba, 165 

 tuberoulata, 165, u\7 

 tumana, 165, 187 



wui, 167 

 Nemouridae, 157, 160, 164 

 Nemourinae, 157, 160, 164 

 Neocataclysta, 274, 277 

 Neochrysops, 444 

 Neocloeon, 99, 101 

 Neocorixa, 191 

 Neoelmis, 358, 360, 362 



caesa, 362 

 Neoephemera, 82, 83, 89 

 Neohaemonia, 293, 368 



nigricornis, 368 

 Neohermes, 23 1 



californicus, 232 

 Neohydrophilus, 294, 338 

 Neoneura, 142 

 Neoperla, 160, 163 

 Neophasganophora, 160, 163 

 Neophylax, 259 



occidentalis, 262 



rickeri, 262 

 Neoplasta, 457 

 key to species: adults, 458 



hebes, 458 



scapularis megorchis, 458 



scapularis scapularis, 458 

 Neoptera, 3 

 Neoscatella, 466, 474 



setosa, 474 

 Neoscutopterus, 307, 312 

 Neosimulium, 404 

 Neosticklandia, 272 

 Neostilobezzia, 435 

 Neostricklandia, 291 



sericata, 291 

 Neotrichia, 254 

 Nepa, 207, 208, 292 



apiculata, 207 



cinerea, 207 

 Nepidae, 182, 185, 186, 187, 207 



key to genera: 208 

 Nepticulidae, 271 

 Nerophilus, 263 



californicus, 263 

 Nerthra, 185, 186, 209, 210 

 key to species: 210 



martini, 209, 210 



nepaeformis, 209 



usingeri, 210 

 Net-winged midges, 389 

 Neureclipsis, 249 

 Neurocordulia, 124, 125 

 Neurohelea, 426, 435 



nigra, 435 

 Neuroptera, 72, 155, 234 

 Nigronia, 230 

 Niphogenia, 457 

 Nocticanace, 476 



arnaudi, 476 

 No-see-ums, 424 

 Nostima, 465 

 key to species: adults, 469 



picta, 469 



scutellaris occidentalis, 469 

 Noteridae, 293, 297, 298, 324 

 key to genera: adults, 295; larvae, 

 295 

 Noterus, 293, 325 



capricornis, 324 



clavicornis, 325 

 Notiomyia, 263 



