226 The Natural Hifloryof JAMAICA. 
The Inhabitants are troubled with Muskytos in 66° N. Lat. Forby- 
fer. p. 500. HoufholdFlies or Gnats with long Bills, prick them and 
make them fwell, Tomfon of New-Spain, p. 449. | 
Muskytos are call’d by the Indians Tequant, Philips, at Rio de la 
Hacha, p.475.- 
Musketos are in Raffa, 2b. p. 532. 
Gnats Maragai are in Brafile, the Remedies againft them are Fire and 
Dirt. Parchas. Anonymus Portugal, p. 1316. Flies and Gnats, ej. 2b. lib. 7. 
cap, 1. p. 1320. {welling the Part when the Blood is frefh and tender, with 
the Fare of Portugal, 
They make fmoaky Fires all Night in Motecalo again{t Gnats and Flies, 
fecond Dutch Voyage, ap. Parchas. p. 714. 
Muskitas of Davies at Selinama, ap. Purchas. p. 1287. 
Culices colonias in locis paluftribus fitas infeftantes. Petr. Martyr. who fays 
they were hunted by the Fire-flies. 
Coulfins and Moucherons are troublefome about Aftracan, Lambert. p. 149. 
Flies which lame People by their Bitings,Lén/chot, Defcript. de ? Amerique. 
Flies keep a Country from Inhabitans, Mandeville, p. 137. 
Showers of Rain near the Equinottial breed Moths. Terry, p. 9: 
Musketas are troublefome in New-England, Smith. p. 234. 
Muasketos and Flies are too bufie in the Summer-Ifles, id. p. 170. 
Mofquitos fometimes killin Mexzco. Laer. p. 238. 
‘They are (in the Ifland Noronha) amongft the Mazgroves. Fation brings 
Bloood by a long Snout, dddeville. 
XV. Culex niger minor. 
A Bottle-Arfe. 
Mouftiques de Rochefort which bite without Noife, and caufe {cratching 
and Ulcers, 265. 
This Fly is very imap no larger than a Pin’s Head, the Body is very 
black, the Wings grey, the other Parts fcarce perceivable. 
It fixes on a Part, and when you will fcarce feel the Bite, if you look, for 
Inftance, on your Hands, you'll find them full of bloody Spots. 
It is very common near black River Bridge. 
A Small Fly like it. 
There isa Variety of this exadtly like it, only the b 
feen here as after ine former. y ket, only the bloody Spots are not 
Ac is every where after Rain, efpecially in the Savannas where they 
{tick very much to Peoples Garments in an Evening. 
