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FIG. 10. Adult malaria mosquito (A. punctipennis) . Male. Original. 



of small streams. They feed upon algae, it is believed, and never 

 appear in the water left in barrels and other utensils near 

 dwellings. Swampy regions are generally most malarious be- 

 cause they furnish the best conditions for the multiplication of 

 these mosquitoes. Yet they may be found breeding within the 

 limits of such cities as Lexington, and are always ready to con- 

 vey the malaria if it is at any time brought here from other 

 localities. 



While mosquitoes of all sorts can fly well and may thus 

 travel about, they are always most numerous near their breed- 

 ing places, and hence these should be the first to receive atten- 

 tion when we are endeavoring to get rid of the insects. Coal 



