. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 273 contrast than any mosquito known to us, which is hightened by the apparently clubbed femora, due to the bands of nearly erect scales at their extremities and the basal yellowish white bands of the tarsi. The wings are clothed with thin, easily abraded. Pig. 10 Legs showing peculiar scaling and marking: 1 Psorophora ciliata, 2 Janthinosoma musica, both equally enlarged scales. This insect is really yellowish, though somewhat dark in general appearance. The larva is equally remarkable in appearance and when
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. MOSQUITOS OR CULICIDAE OF NEW YORK STATE 273 contrast than any mosquito known to us, which is hightened by the apparently clubbed femora, due to the bands of nearly erect scales at their extremities and the basal yellowish white bands of the tarsi. The wings are clothed with thin, easily abraded. Pig. 10 Legs showing peculiar scaling and marking: 1 Psorophora ciliata, 2 Janthinosoma musica, both equally enlarged scales. This insect is really yellowish, though somewhat dark in general appearance. The larva is equally remarkable in appearance and when full grown is stout and half an inch or more in length. It is culicid in type and presents some very interesting structural modifica. 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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