Genus Culicada. 
297 
Observations .—The following note has been sent by Mr. 
Burton 
‘ May 12, 1909. 
d 
In sandstone quarry. 
May 21, 1909. 
? 
Biting. 
May 22, 1909. 
d 
Getting commoner. 
May 24, 1909. 
d &'.? 
Lots by sandstone quarry. 
May 30, 1909. 
d 
Swarming by sandstone quarry. 
June 1, 1909. 
d 
Swarming amongst black alders ; sunset. 
June 11, 1909. 
d 
Swarming amongst black alders ; sunset. 
June 19, 1909. 
d 
Swarming amongst black alders ; 7 p.m. 
June 23, 1909. 
d 
Swarming ; $ biting badly. 
June 28, 1909. 
d 
Swarming. 
July 2, 1909. 
d 
Swarming ; £ biting badly; 6.20 p.m. 
July 12, 1909. 
d 
Swarming amongst black alders ; 6.15 p.m. 
July 17, 1909. 
d 
Swarming; $ biting. 
July 18, 1908. 
? 
Biting by quarry. 
July 20, 1909. 
1 d 
Aug. 3, 1908. 
? 
Biting. 
Aug. 8, 1908. 
•? 
Biting. 
Aug. 18, 1908. 
? 
Biting. 
“ Have never seen more than fifty of these flies trying to bite 
at the same time. Males swarm in lots of about a dozen.” 
Culicada subcantans. Felt (1905). 
Culex cantans. Felt (1904), non Meigen (1804). 
Mosq. N. York Bull. 79, Ent. 22, N. York State Musi 284-289 (1904) ; 
Mono. Culicid. IV., 324 (1907), Theobald. 
United States. 
Culicada suknaensis. Theobald (1910). 
Ind. Mus. Records IV., 21 (1910). 
Thorax ornamented with rich brown and dull golden-yellow 
scales, the latter forming a curved line on each side in front and 
two rather indistinct median lines in front, the rich brown showing 
up as four obscure spots. Head dull golden-yellow with two 
dark spots. Abdomen deep brown with basal creamy bands and 
large basal creamy lateral spots. Legs brown, pale at the base, 
with narrow basal yellow bands. Wings with a brownish-yellow 
tinge. 
5. Head dark brown, with^ small narrow-curved golden 
scales . in the middle, dark upright forked scales behind, rich 
