The mosquitoes of the genus Myzorhynchus, on the 

 contrary, are c wild ' Anophelines. They are only 

 occasionally found in houses. They breed in extensive 

 bodies of water, swamps, rivers, jungle pools, etc. It 

 is Antyhelines of this type which chiefly frequent one's 

 tent when this is pitched in remote and especially in 

 swampy jungle. The more common species of these 

 wild Ano-phelines are M. barbirostris, M. sinensis, M. 

 faludis. 



NATURE OF FOOD 



The normal food of the female (domestic) Ano- 

 phelines is blood. In nature they appear to feed every 

 night, the stomach never becoming empty. In 

 Anophelines caught under natural conditions, the 

 stomach contents generally shew blood in two or three 

 stages of digestion. 



Female Anofhelines readily drink water, especially 

 if they have been kept for some time in a dry bottle. 

 It seems doubtful whether vegetable juices form an 

 important article of food as appears to be the case with 

 some of the Culicidae. Male Ano-phelines can be seen 

 feeding upon banana and other fruit juices, but are, 

 notwithstanding, found dead about the second or 

 third day of captivity. 



Bancroft states that Nyss. annulipes will live for 

 a month on dates, but only for three days on bananas. 



TIME OF FEEDING 



The usual time for feeding of Anophelines is after 

 dark, more especially in the early night and before 

 dawn. Occasionally some Anophelines may be found 

 biting in broad daylight, and Annett and Dutton state 

 that Anophelines feed readily in certain parts of 



