. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 328 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Culex pipiens Linn. House or rain barrel mosquito PI, 9, 23, 24, 26, 38, 44. 53, fig. 4, 5 ; 4; 1; 2; 3, 4, 5 ; 1: 3 respectively This is the commonest mosquito about Albany, and undoubtedly throughout the State. It may be separated from others of this group by the very long first submarginal cell, and the abnormally short petiole, it being but one seventh the length of the cell. Description. The larva has been described by Dr Dyar, who states that the head is rounded, full at the sides, pale; that the antennae
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. 328 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Culex pipiens Linn. House or rain barrel mosquito PI, 9, 23, 24, 26, 38, 44. 53, fig. 4, 5 ; 4; 1; 2; 3, 4, 5 ; 1: 3 respectively This is the commonest mosquito about Albany, and undoubtedly throughout the State. It may be separated from others of this group by the very long first submarginal cell, and the abnormally short petiole, it being but one seventh the length of the cell. Description. The larva has been described by Dr Dyar, who states that the head is rounded, full at the sides, pale; that the antennae are large and long, completely infuscated, or in pale specimens somewhat lighter at the base, a tuft being at the outer third of the joint and the part beyond more slender than the basal. Fig 72 Labial plate of C. pipi ens portion. The labial plate is as illustrated [fig. 72]. The air tube is four times as long as wide, strongly tapered at its terminal half, pale brown, with small, weak, double posterior pecten followed by several tufts of hair. The comb consists of a large patch of small spines in a low triangle about four rows deep. The diff'er- ent stages have been minutely described by Johannsen. Distribution. This species appears to be widely distributed throughout the world, since Dr Marlatt records having met with it in such distant countries as Japan, China and Java, while Theo- bald states that it occurs in Europe generally, from Scandinavia to Italy, and in North 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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