THE MOSQUITOES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES 3 
TABLE 1.—Genera and species of mosquitoes occurring in nine Southeastern 
States, and their relative prevalence—Continued 
Occurrence recorded in— s | Preva- 
lence 
Genus and species Mi | = | _and 
Pior- | Geor-| Aten | MIE | uout.| At | Tem | North South  tinper 
ida gia | bama| ... | siana s : : 
= sippi sas see lina lina | 
| | 
Psorophora: | | 
CHAM Sas AL SES ee Ne + + + + + + + +.) + 2 
COUMUTILO1 0 Ceara + + + + — + + ) + 1 
CHOMCSCEN SSRs ee see | ee | ee + + + cy ale ea | egal a et A ect 4 
Giscoloyee ae ee ee eee + + + + + + + -- 1 4 
OG a + + + + + + + + + 2 
ROnTiC aes a aL | ea nt Pea eee ee Se + pe |e eel 3S Se 4 
MOU 07, (7 nn eee + + P + qe ae Wap Pee ame 4 
DUG ULE (ere ee Ste poe | eae a a tee? ee Seren |eerereen. | ake Spee = eee borer 4 
SA TLUD CNIS ere ee eee |e fits oes | ee ee | Pe Sa 2 Ae. | eee [ere I Ssies ak Sete, 4 
TONU DES ee eee + =F + + + + ati ee | ee Cea 2 
Theobaldia: ' 
ATOUN OL ee ee + 12 + _ } + ie a — 3 
TICCLON AUT ee ee nae ar + + JE S|) eS 4 uc pow = 3B + + : 
Uranotaenia: | | 
LOW Ce SS ee ee + IPS Seeds Bee Picci te i ee oe | eatin nese | ESS re _ 4 
SaDDiinin ts eee + + + + ae + + P + 3 
Wyeomyia: 
MniLChellite ea = eee al ere ae | [ae ee | eae eee ee |eseceSclla-—es ae | eateeee 4 
Sth ee en ee ae se ee epee |S as (eene ee (ae ee | eae + -- 4 
DO TUAAUZEE mn ee es Sle gg eee | erat aes SS pena lf gear ah |e alegre all ee ae 4 
WRoOtal Sia sh eee ASE ee 39 |p ote S7e as 85 |e 246 42 29 37 oir aes ae 
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3 Exclusive of questionable identifications. 
The following species are listed as being of economic importance: 
Anopheles quadrimaculatus, the common malaria mosquito, transmits malaria 
and is a bad pest otherwise. 
Aedes aegypti, the yellow-fever mosquito, transmits yellow fever and dengue 
fever and is a serious house pest. 
Culex quinquefasciatus, the southern house mosquito, is a serious house pest. 
It transmits bird malaria and is an intermediate host for some of the filaria. 
Aedes sollicitans, the salt-marsh mosquito, is the most important salt-marsh 
species generally in the Eastern and Southern States. : 
Aedes taeniorhynchus, the small, black salt-marsh mosquito, is another salt- 
marsh species of economic importance, especially in Florida. ; 
Psorophora columbiae, the Florida glades mosquito, is an important fresh-water 
species in southern Florida, and is alSo troublesome in other areas. E 
Mansonia perturbans, the common Mansonia, is a severe pest in areas where 
suitable breeding conditions occur. 
(Some of these species may also transmit equine encephalomyelitis or other 
diseases. ) 
The woods mosquitoes, taken collectively, are also important pests 
of man and animals. The principal ones in the Southeast are 
Aedes triseriatus, A. infirmatus, A. atlanticus, A. vexans, Psorophora 
ferox, and P. ciliata. Culex salinarius is important at times, and 
various other species, such as P. cyanescens, P. varipes, A. canadensis, 
and Mansonia titillans, may become annoying in restricted localities. 
Of the 48 species taken in Florida, 7 are tropical species, and 6 of 
these 7 have not been found elsewhere in the United States. Two 
(Psorophora pygmaea and Anopheles albimanus) have been recorded 
only once each on the extreme southern keys and apparently have 
not become established in the State. One (Culex bahamensis) is 
known to occur at present only on Key West and Elliott Key, but it is 
probably the same species as that reported several years ago as 
Culex corniger from Knights Key (50). The other 4 species (Wye- 
