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Chapter XIII 



TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE 

 MOSQUITOES 



How TO Collect Mosquitoes 



Mosquitoes may be collected in two way : — 



1. By capturing the adult flies. 



2. By breeding out from larvae and 



nymphae. 



I. Search in the daytime in houses, huts, 

 and out-houses, at the base of large trees, amidst 

 brushwood, and other dark or shaded places. 

 Anophelines, however, are rarely caught except in 

 huts and out-houses. They are especially fond of 

 cow-sheds and the darker portions of the eaves of 

 huts. 



Some species of mosquitoes may be caught by 

 sitting with a light near a white wall or suspended 

 sheet, or inside a tent, near a jungle or marsh. 

 Culex and Taeniorhynchus may be found sitting 

 on the surface just beyond the brightly illuminated 

 area. Anophelines are rarely caught in this way, 

 but, one species at least (My. barbirostris), appears 

 to be attracted by light, and was caught by us on 

 an illuminated sheet at night, near swampy land. 



In searching for adult Anophelines, as many 

 places as possible should be examined, as the 

 distribution of some species is very local. 



