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found in Cuba and on the Isthmus, are constantly 

 catching mosquitoes. They collect insects out 

 of doors on the patio walls as well as indoors, 

 and after watching them at work, we were satisfied 

 that they should be propagated or at least pro- 

 tected in every way possible. Near Havana in 

 the afternoons they come out on the whitewashed 

 walls and never miss a mosquito that dares to 

 alight within fifteen feet. They often take four 

 moves forward accompanied by rests, before 

 making the final rapid dash at the mosquito. 

 Sometimes they patrol the walls from about four 

 o'clock until dark, and are hard at work again in 

 the morning when the mosqioitoes come out of the 

 rooms and settle on the walls. 



In the Canal Zone they were found in the old 

 French barracks. Ctmnette camp, near Empire, 

 held more than other camps. The buildings are 

 on posts about six feet from the ground and one or 

 more of the little brown lizards with brownish 

 orange colored heads can be seen on the house 

 walls at any time. One of these little fellows if 

 kept in a screened room wotild take care of any 

 mosquitoes or flies entering when the door was 

 temporarily opened, or carried in on clothing. 



Small ants destroy mosquitoes whenever they 

 have the opportunity; they even interfered with 



