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  REPORT 
  OF 
  NEW 
  JERSEY 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM. 
  

  

  A. 
  aurifer 
  Coq. 
  Larvse 
  from 
  III, 
  23-V, 
  10 
  at 
  Lahaway, 
  Arlington 
  V, 
  9, 
  

   Great 
  Piece 
  Meadows 
  V. 
  Adults 
  from 
  early 
  May 
  to 
  late 
  August, 
  the 
  

   specimens 
  matured 
  in 
  May 
  living 
  throughout 
  the 
  summer 
  and 
  biting 
  

   fiercely 
  whenever 
  they 
  get 
  a 
  chance. 
  They 
  have 
  been 
  found 
  in 
  

   troublesome 
  numbers 
  at 
  Lake 
  Hopatcong, 
  Springdale, 
  Culver's 
  Lake 
  

   and 
  Swartswood 
  Lake. 
  Breeds 
  in 
  woodland 
  pools, 
  the 
  larger 
  and 
  

   more 
  permanent 
  being 
  preferred. 
  

  

  A. 
  pallidohirta 
  Gross. 
  Larvae 
  taken 
  from 
  a 
  woodland 
  pool 
  on 
  the 
  Orange 
  

   Mts. 
  ; 
  adults 
  emerged 
  V, 
  19, 
  22. 
  Not 
  found 
  since, 
  nor 
  elsewhere. 
  

  

  A. 
  fuscus 
  O. 
  S. 
  Occurs 
  throughout 
  the 
  State 
  rarely, 
  and 
  only 
  in 
  spring. 
  

   It 
  is 
  a 
  small 
  species 
  that 
  does 
  not 
  attack 
  man, 
  and 
  the 
  larva 
  occurs 
  

   in 
  pools, 
  both 
  woodland 
  and 
  open. 
  

  

  CULEX 
  Linn. 
  

  

  As 
  now 
  restricted, 
  this 
  genus 
  contains 
  those 
  species 
  of 
  mosquitoes 
  that 
  

   lay 
  their 
  eggs 
  in 
  boat-shaped 
  rafts 
  on 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water. 
  When 
  at 
  

   rest, 
  the 
  body 
  is 
  held 
  parallel 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  on 
  which 
  the 
  mosquito 
  is 
  

   placed 
  — 
  a 
  character 
  shared 
  with 
  the 
  species 
  of 
  "Aedes" 
  in 
  distinction 
  from 
  

   the 
  species 
  of 
  "Anopheles." 
  

   C. 
  pipiens 
  Linn. 
  The 
  "house" 
  or 
  "rain- 
  

   barrel" 
  mosquito. 
  Common 
  through- 
  

   out 
  the 
  State 
  throughout 
  the 
  year. 
  

   Hibernates 
  as 
  an 
  adult 
  in 
  cellars, 
  

   basements, 
  barns 
  and 
  other 
  build- 
  

   ings, 
  and 
  begins 
  breeding 
  early 
  in 
  

   May. 
  Breeds 
  in 
  pools 
  and 
  puddles 
  of 
  

   all 
  kinds 
  and 
  wherever 
  even 
  a 
  cup- 
  

   ful 
  of 
  water 
  remains 
  for 
  a 
  week 
  or 
  

   ten 
  days. 
  Cisterns 
  and 
  manure 
  pits 
  

   offer 
  equal 
  attractions, 
  and 
  sewer 
  

   basins 
  in 
  cities 
  are 
  favorite 
  resorts. 
  

   In 
  general 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  water 
  in 
  which 
  

   this 
  species 
  does 
  not 
  breed, 
  if 
  there 
  

   are 
  no 
  natural 
  enemies 
  or 
  adverse 
  

   natural 
  conditions. 
  

   C. 
  restuans 
  Theob. 
  Similar 
  in 
  habit 
  and 
  

   appearance 
  to 
  the 
  preceding, 
  but 
  less 
  

   abundant, 
  and 
  the 
  larva 
  on 
  the 
  whole 
  prefers 
  cleaner 
  water. 
  Never 
  

   theless, 
  it 
  does 
  sometimes 
  occur 
  in 
  dirty, 
  or 
  even 
  foul 
  water. 
  

   C. 
  salinarius 
  Coq. 
  Breeds 
  only 
  on 
  the 
  salt 
  marshes 
  from 
  the 
  last 
  days 
  

   of 
  May 
  to 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  November. 
  The 
  adult 
  resembles 
  the 
  common 
  

   "house 
  mosquito" 
  and 
  has 
  similar 
  habits. 
  

   C. 
  territans 
  Wlk. 
  Occurs 
  throughout 
  the 
  State, 
  breeding 
  continuously 
  

   from 
  April 
  to 
  October, 
  sparingly 
  at 
  first, 
  more 
  abundantly 
  later 
  in 
  the 
  

   season. 
  The 
  larvae 
  are 
  essentially 
  clean 
  water 
  forms, 
  and 
  seem 
  to 
  

  

  Larva 
  and 
  pupa 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  

   mosquito. 
  

   Fig. 
  296. 
  

  

  