a handbook of the mosquitoes of north america - Systematic Catalog ...
a handbook of the mosquitoes of north america - Systematic Catalog ...
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MOSQUITOES OF NORTH AMERICA<br />
Tarsi with very narrow white rings at <strong>the</strong> bases <strong>of</strong> some<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> joints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .incidens .<br />
Tarsi with broad white rings at <strong>the</strong> bases <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Mid and hind fernora with white rings. . . . . . maccrackenac<br />
Femora without white rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alaskaensis<br />
Scales <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wings mixed, black or brown and white,<br />
especially along <strong>the</strong> coastal margin . . . . . . . . , .inoruzata ’<br />
Scales <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wings all black or brown, no white<br />
scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
Mesonotum entirely reddish-brown ; a small species. . . .<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . melanura<br />
Mesonotum brown marked with yellowish lines or<br />
spots,; a large species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . impatiens ’<br />
Ma,les<br />
Apical lobe absent. . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />
Apical lobe present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
Lobes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ninth tergite with short, broad spines. .<br />
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inornata<br />
Lobes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> ninth tergite with ra<strong>the</strong>r long, slender<br />
setae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />
Mesosome constricted in <strong>the</strong> middle and closed at <strong>the</strong><br />
apex on <strong>the</strong> dolrsal face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . morsitam<br />
Mesosome not constricted in <strong>the</strong> middle and not closed<br />
at <strong>the</strong> apex on <strong>the</strong> dorsal face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~~elanura 1” ’<br />
Eighth segment with a long row <strong>of</strong> short spines on <strong>the</strong><br />
lower margin ; basal lobe very large with a single<br />
weak spine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inzpatiens -<br />
Eighth segment with a small median clump <strong>of</strong> spines<br />
(5 to 7) ; basal lobe small with two stout apical<br />
spines and few setae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .incidem ’ I<br />
Eighth segment with only two or three spines at centre;<br />
basal lobe with two or three spines and numerous<br />
setae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alaskaensis<br />
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