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The mosquitoes of the genus Myzorhynchus , on the 
contrary, are c wild’ Anophelines. They are only 
occasionally found in houses. They breed in extensive 
bodies of water, swamps, rivers, jungle pools, etc. It 
is Anophelines of this type which chiefly frequent one’s 
tent when this is pitched in remote and especially ip 
swampy jungle. The more common species of these 
wild Anophelines are M. barbirostris , M. sinensis , M. 
Nature of Food 
The normal food of the female (domestic) Ano- 
;phelines is blood. In nature they appear to feed every 
night, the stomach never becoming empty. In 
Anophelines caught under natural conditions, the 
stomach contents generally shew blood in two or three 
stages of digestion. 
Female Anophelines readily drink water, especially 
if they have been kept for some time in a dry bottle. 
It seems doubtful whether vegetable juices form an 
important article of food as appears to be the case with 
some of the Culicidae. Male Anophelines can be seen 
feeding upon banana and other fruit juices, but are, 
notwithstanding, found dead about the second or 
third day of captivity. 
Bancroft states that Nyss. annulipes will live for 
a month on dates, but only for three days on bananas. 
Time of Feeding 
The usual time for feeding of Anophelines is after 
dark, more especially in the early night and before 
dawn. Occasionally some Anophelines may be found 
biting in broad daylight, and Annett and Dutton state 
that Anophelines feed readily in certain parts of 
