THE MOSQUITOES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES 67 
Mosquitoes with tarsal or mesonotal markings, or both—Continued. 
Species with both the tarsi and the proboscis ringed______________-___ 30 
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Genus Culex (C. bahamensis and C. tarsalis) ___-________-__-___-__ 34 
Genus Acdes= (G0 Cniorhyncnus croup) Se) Sasa a ee es 35 
(Sense SOLO DWORG tal GUOOTEGIN ATG) ee et eee et eS 37 
Species with tarsal rings or bands but the proboscis not tinged: Puneet 40 
Genustsesorophora. (danthinosoma: -part)=_22— "7 41 
Genus Aedes (A. aegypti, A. verans, etc.) —--______------_- id oegtest 5 G45) 
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Po) CLETUS VV) COMUY 1 srs a ae ne ee See 60 
Species with tarsi and proboscis unbanded, but with thoracic markings__ 53 
Genus Aedes (A. infirmatus, A. triseriatus, etc.) ---__-___--_______- 53 
1. Female palpi as long as proboscis or nearly so (fig. 1, A). [Abdomen 
not covered with flat scales; scutellum evenly rounded; wings usually 
spotted ; male palpi long, clubbed at tip (fig. 1, D).] Tribe Anophelini, 
SETS ATL GD LCL CS ee ie ee ee i SS eee SS 
Female palpi much shorter than proboscis. [Abdomen covered with 
flat scales; wings usually unspotted; male palpi not clubbed at tip.]-- 
2. Wings with areas of white scales_______________ CBRL ie Si cate aa 
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Pa RSE eS ee ANG ES a a eee ne ST SE EE Se 
Tarsi with conspicuous white rings. [Hind tarsi with segments 3 and 
4 and the apical half of segments 2 and 5 white; a narrow white 
ring at apex of segment 1; some of segments on other tarsi narrowly 
ringed; wings well spotted with white.] A tropical species, reported 
ONCE FLOM INC Ve WW CS bea ai ee ee Anopheles albimanus 
4. Costa with a white spot at the outer third (opposite tip of subcostal 
vein) ; anal vein with one or two areas of dark scales______________ 5 
Costa dark except at extreme tip of wing; anal vein with three dark 
spots separated by white (two spots in male). [Apical segment of 
palpi pale and segments 3 and 4 with narrow pale bands or a few 
pale scales at the joints; stem of vein 5 frequently white-scaled in 
bradleyi but always dark in crucians and georgianus. | 
Anopheles crucians 
Anopheles bradleyi 
Anopheles georgianus 
5. Veins 3 and 5 entirely dark-scaled. [Subcosta and vein 1 dark opposite 
base of vein 2; apical half and basal one-fourth of anal vein dark- 
sealed; palpi dark : mesonotum with a wide median frosted stripe, 
' the sides dark.] Common in certain parts of the South 
Anopheles punctipennis 
Veins 8 and 5 with long pale areas centrally. [A white spot on subcosta 
and vein 1 opposite base of vein 2; apical half of anal vein dark, 
basal half white; apical palpal segment pale and a narrow ring 
at base of fourth segment.] Has been taken occasionally in Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Tennessee___________ Anopheles pseudopunctipennis 
6. Wings with spots of dark scales, more or less distinct, or palpi with 
rings of white scales; mesonotal bristles mostly short______________ q 
Mesonotal bristles very long, average length about one-half width of 
mesonotum: wings unspotted: palpi and legs dark-scaled. A small 
Species-preedine- in‘: tree holes... 5. Anopheles barberi 
7. Wings with four distinct black spots; palpi dark; femora with very 
6 small spots of white at tips (knee spots). [Processes of ninth tergite 
, of male stout, expanded at tip.] Prevalent throughout the South 
Anopheles quadrimaculatus 
Palpi ringed with white scales or knee spots lacking; dark spots on 
wings usually indistinct; general appearance very dark. [Processes 
oLeninth tersitelof male jones. and: poimteds]2.- 22 2) se 8 
8. Palpi narrowly but usually distinctly ringed at apex of each segment; 
knee spots present. [Phallosome (mesosome) of male with second 
pair of leaflets from apex more than half the length of first pair.] 
PSTeCHSeinEreshe waters fe srr wei Anopheles walkeri 
Knee spots usually absent; palpi with faint white rings on apical seg- 
ments or entirely dark; wing spots indistinct or lacking. [Phallosome 
of male with the second pair of leaflets no more than half the length 
of nirst pair:| Breeds in salt water__..____—______ Anopheles atropos 
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