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On mosquitoes in general 9 



Abundance of mosquitoes 9 



Alaskan and other far-northern mosquitoes 10 



Length of life of the adult mosquito 11 



Life history of mosquitoes in general 12 



Food of adult mosquitoes 12 



How far will mosquitoes fly? 13 



Carriage of mosquitoes by railway trains 14 



How long can the larvae live out of water? 15 



The number of species of mosquitoes 17 



Mosquitoes and malaria 17 



Synoptic tables of the North American mosquitoes 18 



Generic synopsis 19 



Genus Culex 19 



(a) Recognized species 19 



(b) Unrecognized species 20 



Genus Anopheles 21 



(a) Recognized species 21 



(b) Unrecognized species 21 



Genus Psorophora 22 



Genus Megarhinus 22 



Genus Aedes 22 



The biology of Culex, with remarks on some of the species 22 



Life history of Culex pungens 22 



Remarks on other species of CuVex 28 



The distribution of the species of Culex in the United States 29 



The biology of Anopheles, with general remarks 31 



Life history of Anopheles quadrimaculatus 32 



The adult 32 



Resting position 33 



Note of female 34 



The eggs 35 



The larva 36 



The pupa 40 



Natural breeding places of Anopheles 41 



Other species of Anopheles 43 



Distribution of the species of Anopheles in the United States 44 



The genus Psorophora 45 



The genus Megarhinus 47 



The genus Aedes 47 



The natural enemies of mosquitoes 48 



Remedies against mosquitoes 49 



Remedies iia houses and prevention of bites 49 



Remedies for bites 51 



