86 rurmcnojLS liiulogicos — Culcx latigans 



III 



Pormenores biológicos principalmente 



relativos ao cyclo de desenvolvimento das 



principaes espécies indígenas. 



) Nur das kfimt man. was mau un \V<'i'- 

 (leii verfolgte. » 



I. Heierle, « Urgescliiclite der Schweiz » , 

 lOcil, iiag. 9. 



« From wliat little we know eoncevniiif; the 



i eijíis of Culicidae, it ajipears that each ge- 



. nus has not only a diffeveutly formed egg, 



but often a different maiiiipr of deiiositiiig 



1 them. » 



Theohald, ■ llonograiih of Ciilieidae >. 

 lUUl. Vol. I, pag. 19. 



■» We have no information as to the eggs 



■. of the other genera of Culicidae and as a 



matter of fact, our knowledge on this point 



c is very scanty and further observations are 



c much required. >< . . . 



Giles, Haudbook of Gnats or Mosquitoes, 

 1902, pag. ]27. 



« In by far the greater number of recor- 

 < ded species tlie htrpae have never been 



> reoognised and still less desoribed. The 

 V accurate descriptiou of the larvae of the 



> noxious species has become a matter of 

 ^ great importance; but it is unfortunately 

 t that one can. as yet, lie liardlj- said to be 

 ■ coninienced. ■ 



Giles, ibiílcm. pag, 4(i. 



1. — Culex fatigans. Wiedemann. ( 1S28 ) 



(Mosquito adulto ( imago) veja Estampa culorida I, fiíí". 4 (fêmea), fig. 5 (macho) 

 ovos e larvas c seus pormenores : Estampa A e B, figuras 1 — 28 ). 



Ovo. 



Um esboço geral já foi dado no meu primeiro trabalho, pag. 19 e seg. ( Bio- 

 logia dos Mosquitos ). As numerosas figuras originaes que agora damos, constando 

 de photographias e desenhos feitos ao microscópio, dão uma tão perfeita idéa dos 

 caracteres especiaes, que dispensam extensos commentarios a respeito. Não deixa 

 de ser curioso que, apezar dos muitos autores que têm tratado do assumpto desde 



