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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



ANOPHELES 



This genus is of particular interest, because certain species at 

 least, are known to transmit malaria. Members of this group 

 may be recognized by the nearly straight beak or proboscis, and 

 more easily when at rest by the peculiar position, sihce the body, 

 head and beak are almost in a straight line, whereas there is a 

 marked angle between the body and the head and beak in our 

 common mosquitos. The palpi in both sexes are almost as long 

 as the proboscis, the body colors are brown and yellow, and the 

 wings are usually spotted. Three species occur within the State 

 and may be separated by the characteristics 'given below. 



Anopheles punctipennis Say 



PI. 1, 14, 29, 48, fig. 1, 2, 3 ; 1, 2 ; 1 ; 1 respectively 



This is the species we found abundantly about Albany. We 

 have seen it on Long Island, in the Adirondacks and other 



Fig. 6 Anopheles punctipennis, female, 

 with male antenna at right and wing tip showing vena- 

 tion at left. (After Howard, U. S. Dep't Agric. Div. 

 Ent. Bui. 25, n. s. 1900) 



places, indicating a wide range. ^ It may be easily distin- 

 guished from the closely allied A. m a o u 1 i p e n, n i s, by the 



