244 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [June, '13 



It was not the predominant form as in previous years, sollici- 

 tans outnumbering them ten to one. 



Aedes sollicitans made' its appearance as the first brood of 

 cantator was disappearing, which is the usual habit. This spe- 

 cies was very rare in the northern part of the State until Sep- 

 tember, when a fair-sized brood emerged on the Newark and 

 Elizabeth meadows due to the extremely high tides. In the 

 southern part of the State they were very abundant the big- 

 gest part of the season, in fact so ferocious that horses broke 

 their harness to get away from the torturing pest. The na- 

 tives claimed that mosquitoes were not so bad in twenty years, 

 and that was undoubtedly true. 



Aedes taeniorhynchus appeared to be exceedingly rare and 

 only two specimens were taken until the first part of Septem- 

 ber, when a small brood emerged on the Cheesequake mead- 

 ows (Middlesex County), this being the only locality from 

 which any have been reported. 



Aedes sylvestris appeared in vast swarms through Essex, 

 Hudson and Union Counties in May and June, and these were 

 at first all taken for cantator by the local county inspectors 

 until the difference was pointed out. 



Aedes triseriatus was found both in Union and Essex Coun- 

 ties, mostly in tree holes ; only on one occasion has it been 

 found in rainwater barrels during the past season. 



Aedes pretans occurred in great numbers in the early spring 

 in the Great Piece Meadows. After the first hatching trouble 

 began with this species which continued throughout the season. 

 , Aedes dupreei was found abundant in July along the edge 

 of the Great Piece Meadows and was rather troublesome for 

 a period of three weeks, when it disappeared. 



Aedes subcantans made its appearance in the Millburn-Short 

 Hill section las usual. A considerable number were taken by 

 the local county inspectors for cantator. The breeding places 

 for this species are being eliminated and it will soon become 

 rare in this section. 



Aedes abfitchii associates with subcantans and was found 

 plentiful in the Millburn-Short Hill section until July. 



Aedes canadensis occurred quite generally throughout the 



