. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 321 golden yellow scales, and traces of simila'r sublateral ones near the base of the wings. Posterior portion of prothorax smooth, bordered anteriorly by lan irregular patch of golden yellow scales, with black hairs intermixed. Scutellum crowned with long^ black hairs and with somewhat irregular, obsolete, sub- median patches of golden yellow scales; postscutellum smooth, slaty gray. Pleura sparsely clothed with irregular patches of ig-. of C. absobrinus much enlarged. Air tube of C. abso- silve
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 321 golden yellow scales, and traces of simila'r sublateral ones near the base of the wings. Posterior portion of prothorax smooth, bordered anteriorly by lan irregular patch of golden yellow scales, with black hairs intermixed. Scutellum crowned with long^ black hairs and with somewhat irregular, obsolete, sub- median patches of golden yellow scales; postscutellum smooth, slaty gray. Pleura sparsely clothed with irregular patches of ig-. of C. absobrinus much enlarged. Air tube of C. abso- silvery yellow scales. Abdomen dark brown, with rather nar- row, basal bandsi of silvery white scales; sparsely clothed, spe- cially laterally, with slender, golden yellow hairs. Basal portion of clasp sti3ut, thickly haired, yellowish brown; apical portion slender, uniformly curved, yellowish brown. Ventral surface brownish black, that of the second, third and fourth segments being sparsely clothed with silvery yellow scales, and each of the latter with a distinct basal band of the same color. Wings hyaline; anterior margin and first longitudinal vein rather thickly clothed with dark brown scales, others with lighter col- ored onesi; fringe slaty gnay. Petiole of first submarginal cell about equal in length to the cell, that of the second about one- fourth longer. Posterior cross vein less than its own length from mid cross vein. Halteres, basal portion pale yellowish white, apical portion capitate, dark brown. Coxae slaty gray, golden yellow apically. Legs dark purplish brown, with apexes of femora and tibiae clothed with golden yellow scales. Anterior. 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. Albany : University of the State of New York
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