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put in alcohol and the pupae in breeding jars to develop. During the 

 next three daj^s specimens of A. canadensis, A. vexans, and A. sticticus 

 appeared in the jar, and no others. Examination of the larvae showed 

 those of A. canadensis, A. vexans, and A. cinereus which were known 

 to us, and one other which we had not previously recognized and which 

 was assumed to be the early stage of sticticus, as that was the only one 

 we had not bred. 



[Britton and Viereck (3) speaking of this species in Connecticut say, 

 "Has formerly been regarded as a comparatively rare woodland spe- 

 cies. At Hartford we found it breeding by the millions in wooded pools 

 at South Meadows, from which it spread into the adjoining part of the 

 city, becoming a most troublesome mosquito." This species sometimes 

 forms a considerable part of an Upper Passaic Valley brood but does 

 not migrate like vexans. Howard, Dyar, and Knab (14) believe that 

 this species winters in the egg stage, that a part fail to hatch in the 

 spring but do so later when the pools are again filled by rains. Thibault 

 (28) from observations on this species in Arkansas has the following 

 to say about it. "An early mosquito, sometimes abundant in suitable 

 places. In thickets and grassy places and about dwellings. Does not 

 enter houses. Breeds in transient grassy pools in fields and thickets. An 

 eager biter. Taken in March, April, and May, and after rains through- 

 out the summer, though only sparingly after May. Males appear first 

 and are at times more plentiful than females."] 



Aedes stimulans Walker 

 The Brown Woods Mosquito 



DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERIZATION 



[Northeastern North America and the Yukon. In New Jersey 4,147 

 specimens have been trapped.] 



It is a large brown mosquito which resembles Aedes cantator, but the 

 bands of the legs and abdomen are broader and whiter. The beak is 

 unhanded and the wings unspotted. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE ADULT 



One of larger species of Aedes occurring in New Jersey, at first 

 glance looks like oversized Aedes cantator. Body, exclusive of beak, 

 7-8 mm. (.28-.32 inch) long, beak about one-third length of body; 

 wings expand 12 mm., or about half an inch. Head dark brown, with 

 scattered creamy yellow scales and distinct creamy border to eyes. 



