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The malarial mosquito group 95 



The daylight Anopheles (Anopheles crucians) 95 



The mottled wing Anopheles (Anopheles punctepennis) 96 



The malarial mosquito (Anopheles quadriniaculatus) 100 



Control of the malarial group 102 



The swamp-mosquito group 104 



The swamp mosquito (Aedes sylvestris) 104 



The irritating mosquito (Mansonia perturbans) 107 



Control of the swamp-mosquito group m 



The woodland-pool mosquito group in 



The woodland-pool mosquito (Aedes canadensis) 112 



The brown woods mosquito (Aedes stimulans) 115 



The brown-striped woods mosquito (Aedes abfitehii) 118 



Control of the woodland-pool mosquito group 118 



Species not at present economically important iiy 



The tree-hole Anopheles (Anopheles barberi) 119 



The fringed-legged mosquito (Psorophora ciliata) 120 



The big woods mosquito (Psorophora sayi) 120 



The spotted-legged mosquito (Psorophora cvlunibiae) 124 



The mottled mosquito (Psorophora discolor) 126 



. The scaly-winged mosquito (Aedes grossbecki) 128 



The Woodland-pool mosquito (A. canadensis) aberrent form of 



Aedes niz'eitarsis 130 



Aedes fiteihi 130 



The white-lined mosquito (Orthopodoniyia signifer) 13.3 



The rock-pool mosquito (Aedes atropalpus) 134 



Culex dyari 136 



The tree-hole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus) 137 



The silver-striped mosquito (Aedes atlanticus) 140 



Durpee's mosquito (Aedes dupreei) 140 



The unbanded-legged mosquito (Aedes abserrattis) 142 



The three-striped mosquito (Aedes trivittatus) 144 



The brown-striped mosquito (Aedes hirsuteron) 146 



The inconspicuous mosquito (Aedes inconspicuous) 146 



The golden scale mosquito (Aedes aurifer) 148 



Aedes paUidohirta, aberrant form of Aedes fuscus 150 



The little smoky mosquito (Aedes fuscus) 151 



The little black mosquito (Culex territans) 153 



The black-tailed mosquito (Culex melanuriis) 155 



The sapphire-lined mosquito (Uranotaenia sapphirina) 155 



The pitcher plant mosquito (Wyeomyia sniifhii) 159 



The problem of mosquito control 161 



General considerations 161 



Mosquito flight , 163 



Extent 164 



Cause of mosquito flight 166 



External factors which influence flight 167 



Conclusions 168 



