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next brood, and so on until fall. By this means, eggs sufficient 

 for an enormous spring brood are provided. 



This is not only one of the earliest species on the wing, but the 

 number produced during the early spring makes it the dominant 

 form. As the summer goes on the numbers decrease. 



Fig. Tz- Adult of the Brown Woods Mosquito. (After John B. Smith). 



I, female adult; 2, the anterior claws; 3, anterior; 4, middle and 5, posterior 

 claws of male (all enlarged). 



The Brown Woods Mosquito 



{Aedes stimulans Walker) 



This species resembles A. cantator and is easily mistaken for it. 

 The white band at the base of each tarsal segment, except the last, is 



