THE MOSQUITOES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES 5 



scriptions, a large number of illustrations, and much information on 

 mosquito bionomics and distribution. The sytematic part of this work 

 was later extensively revised and condensed by Dyar (41) • A shorter 

 article by Dyar (Jfi) is also available, but the names of many of the 

 species given therein have since been revised. 



Matheson's handbook (90) is the most recent general reference work 

 on North American mosquitoes. It contains brief descriptions of the 

 genera and species and keys for their identification, numerous ana- 

 tomical illustrations, an explanation of the taxonomic terms in use, 

 and condensed accounts of mosquito biology, the relation of mosquitoes 

 to human welfare, the problem of mosquito reduction, and instruc- 

 tions for their collection and study. Several of the southern species 

 are not included in this work, and some of the descriptive matter and 

 keys now need revision. 



Edwards (43) has prepared a valuable catalog of the mosquitoes of 

 the world, which contains, in addition to the list of species and syno- 

 nyms, keys to the subfamilies, tribes, genera, and subgenera, and gen- 

 eral information on distribution of the species. 



The publications of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion on the mosquitoes of that State (55, 112) have been utilized by 

 southern workers, as they contain illustrations of a number of the 

 species that occur in the South, as well as detailed information on 

 mosquito bionomics and control. Komp's (82) guide to the identi- 

 fication of mosquitoes in the Southeastern States has been revised 

 recently. A useful table for the identification of anopheline larvae 

 has been prepared by Bradley (SO). 



Among other references on bionomics and control special mention 

 should be made of Boyd's (16) work on malariology. Approximately 

 half of this volume deals with the natural history of anophelines and 

 their relation to the transmission of malaria. Hardenburg (54) deals 

 with practical phases of mosquito eradication, and Le Prince and Oren- 

 stein (88) with mosquito control in Panama. Covell (35) has pub- 

 lished a comprehensive review of the literature on the control of 

 Anopheles which includes 570 references. Two series of short papers 

 on the engineering aspect of mosquito control have been issued, one by 

 the National Malaria Committee 2 and another by the Engineering 

 News-Record (44)- The United States Department of Agriculture 

 has published a bulletin (67) on mosquito remedies and preventives. 



The serial publications that contain numerous original articles on 

 mosquitoes include Proceedings of the National Malaria Committee, 

 published annually in the Southern Medical Journal and now re- 

 printed as symposia, Proceedings of the New Jersey Mosquito Exter- 

 mination Association, the Public Health Service reports, the Public 

 Health Service bulletins (which include the transactions of confer- 

 ences of malaria field workers (US), Proceedings of the Florida Anti- 

 Mosquito Association (mimeographed), and Insecutor Inscitiae Men- 

 struus. Articles on mosquitoes appear also in the American Journal 

 of Tropical Medicine and in various other medical and entomological 

 journals. The Review of Applied Entomology, Series B: Medical 

 and Veterinary, is a serial publication almost indispensable to work- 

 ers who wish to keep informed on the current mosquito literature 

 of the world. 



'National Malaeia Committee, Subcommittee on Engineering, malaria control 

 for engineers. U. S. Pub. Health Serv. B-1210, 81 pp., illus. 1936. [Mimeographed.] 



