The Mosquitoes of the Southern United States, 

 East of Oklahoma and Texas 



Foreword 



In this monograph the authors have attempted to give an up-to-date 

 account of the mosquitoes occurring in the southern United States east of 

 Oklahoma and Texas, and it is hoped that the pubhcation will be a useful 

 reference for those interested in the mosquitoes of this region. 



The keys and descriptions are based on the known mosquito fauna of 

 Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

 Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. With 

 rare exceptions, the work is also applicable to the species found in bordering 

 areas, particularly the eastern portions of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, 

 and the southern portions of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, and 

 Maryland. 



The mosquitoes of the southern United States differ greatly in their 

 habits and importance, thus making identification a necessary prerequisite 

 for a successful control program. The lack of adequate keys, descriptions of 

 species and illustrations has often contributed to the difficulty of making 

 accurate identifications. We have attempted to fill this need by including 

 necessary keys, specific descriptions, and illustrations showing diagnostic 

 features of adult females, male terminalia, and larvae. 



Distribution records given for each species have been compiled largely 

 from published state and regional lists. We have attempted, insofar as possi- 

 ble, to cite the more recent and readily available references to state collec- 

 tion records rather than earlier references, many of which are no longer 

 available. References to seasonal distribution are based principally upon 

 Army mosquito collection records of the Fourth Service Command Medical 

 Laboratory. 



The systematic arrangement of genera and subgenera follows rather 

 closely that of Edwards (1932). Since the species are well catalogued in 

 available works, including Dyar (1928), Edwards (1932), and Matheson 

 (1944), few citations other than the original ones are given under the species. 



Techniques for collecting and studying mosquitoes and discussions on 

 bionomics and medical importance are included to make the monograph a 

 practical handbook for entomologists and public health workers. 



For other comprehensive works which include the mosquitoes found in 

 ■the southern United States the reader is referred to Howard, Dyar and 

 Knab (1912-17); Dyar (1922); Dyar (1928); King, Bradley and McNeel 

 (1944); and Matheson (1944). 



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