. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Fig. 13 Superimposed combs of Psorophora ciliata, showing- the pecviliar, small scales in front of the larger ones tubercles bearing one very tong,, slender seta and a very short, conical process of about equal size. Habits and life history. This species appears to be widely dis- tributed in New Y'ork State, having been taken in several locali- ties. The mosquito is vicious and bites readily in the day- time. It has been reported by various authors from a number of the Eastern states, ranging as far south as Texas and west to California. It has also
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. Fig. 13 Superimposed combs of Psorophora ciliata, showing- the pecviliar, small scales in front of the larger ones tubercles bearing one very tong,, slender seta and a very short, conical process of about equal size. Habits and life history. This species appears to be widely dis- tributed in New Y'ork State, having been taken in several locali- ties. The mosquito is vicious and bites readily in the day- time. It has been reported by various authors from a number of the Eastern states, ranging as far south as Texas and west to California. It has also been rep'orted from several South American countries, but so far as known to us it hais not been taken in the eastern hemisphere. The life history of this insect was unknown till August 1900, when some of its giant larvae were obtained by Dr Howard from. Fig. 14 Several larval comb scales of Psorophora ciliata very much en- larged. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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