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which much useful knowledge can be learned bv all, and especi- 

 ally the farmer and horticulturalist. 



MOSQUITO EXHIBIT. 



The Exhibit "How to Exterminate Mosquitoes" was prepared 

 by Prof. John B. Smith, State Entomologist, for the State 

 Museum. It was first shown at the St. Louis Exposition in 1903, 

 where it received a Grand Award. Prof. Smith received at the 

 Jamestown Exposition a gold medal as colaborator. It received 

 the highest award, a gold medal. The following is a description 

 of the Mosquito Exhibit as it was shown at the Jamestown Expo- 

 sition : 



Mosquito Life Histories. 



Box I. The House Mosquito, Ctdex pipiens Linn. : figure of 

 adult; figure of larva and details; 2 vials of male adults; 2 vials 

 of female adults; 6 vials of larvae in all stages; 2 vials of pupae; 

 84 male adults pinned; 128 female adults pinned. 



Box 2. The Little Black Mosquito, Citlex territans Wlk. : 

 figure of adult; figure of larva and details; 2 vials with male 

 adults ; 2 vials with female adults ; 2 vials with pupae ; 6 vials with 

 larvae in all stages ; 40 male adults pinned ; 62 female adults 

 pinned. 



Box 3. The Unhanded Salt Marsh Mosquito, Ctdex salmarius 

 Coq. : figure of larva and details; 2 vials with male adults; 2 

 vials with female adults ; 6 vials showing larvae in various stages ; 

 2 vials with pupae; yy male adults pinned; 70 female adults 

 pinned. 



Box 4. The Woodland Pool Mosquito, Cidex canadensis 

 Theob. : figure of adult; figure of larva and details; figures of 

 larval heads showing variation in maculation; 2 vials with male 

 adults ; 2 vials with female adults ; i vial with eggs ; 2 vials with 

 pupae; 5 vials with larvae in various stages; 63 male adults 

 pinned ; 50 female adults pinned. 



Box 5. The Swamp Mosquito, Ctdex sylvestris Theob. : figure 

 of adult; figure of larva and details; figures of larval heads show- 



