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during the day. Capture some of these. They 

 will probably belong to the genus Stegomyia. 

 Note their extreme alertness. Observe that they 

 are black with white bands. Note the habit of 

 waving the hind legs, and that the tarsi of these 

 are kept curved. Ascertain whether the males 

 feed upon blood. 



4. Examine stables, huts, outhouses in the 

 early morning. 



LITERATURE 



7/^if Cambridge 'Natural History. ' Insects, Part II.' A most useful 

 b'jok for .nn introductory knowledge of a v.iriety of winged life in 

 the tropics and else-.vhere. 



