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numberiiiig 35 species we only have positive record of a little 

 over half that number. But as showing what striking facts even 

 a little study of a state fauna may reveal, I may say that when 

 Mr. Brimley began to collect the mosquitoes of Raleigh he soon 

 found that the genuine yellow fever mosquito is one of our 

 very commonest late summer varieties, in fact at times out- 

 numbers any other. How widely is it distributed over the 

 state ? That we do not know, but it is just such information 

 that a comprehensive biological survey of the state might fur- 

 nish. Wherever that species of mosquito occurs, yellow fever 

 might become epidemic if a victim of the disease should come 

 into the locality, where it does not occur the disease could not 

 become epidemic, according to present knowledge. Nor is the 

 distribution of our malaria-carrying mosquitoes by any means 

 fully known. Hence the need of more study on this group, 

 as with 'the others also. 



The large and beneficial family known as Syrphus-flies is 

 being studied by Mr. C. L. Metcalf, and already our state list 

 will compare favorably with that published for any other state. 

 (6) The Beetles comprise several thousand l^orth Caro- 

 lina species, only partially knxDwn as yet. Southern Pines and 

 Raleigh have more species recorded than any other localities. 

 The good showing of Southern Pines is due to the activities of 

 Rev. A. H. Manee, who has collected upward of 900 species of 

 beetles in that one locality. Many of the Southern Pines records 

 in other groups are based on material collected by him. Working 

 alone except for the help of specialists far from his locality, with- 

 out access to large libraries or collections, Mr. Manee has never- 

 theless contributed a large number of interesting records. 



I have said that this group has many species. As proof of 

 this I may say that our card-catalogue now has credited to 

 Southern Pines 845 species of beetles, to Raleigh 697 species, 

 to vicinity of Waynesville 284 species, while very material con- 

 tributions have come from Cape Hatteras, Beaufort, Chapel 

 Hill, Greensboro, Hendersonville, Asheville, Lake Toxaway, 

 Round Knob, Highlands, and Blowing Rock, and lesser num- 

 bers from other localities too numerous to mention. Much 

 material in the group has never yet been identified nor recorded. 



