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‘  the  J  amaican  mosquitoes,  a  great  deal  of  which  is  new  and  note- 
‘  worthy,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  he  will  see  his  way,  shortly,  to 
‘  publish  the  results  of  his  investigations  so  that  students  and  medical 
‘  authorities  may  be  in  possession  of  facts,  which  would  be 
‘  indispensable  in  malarial  and  yellow  fever  prophylaxis.  What  is 
‘  most  needed  at  the  present  moment  is  a  map  showing  the  distribution 
‘  and  breeding  places  of  the  Anophelines  and  Stegoniyia  calofus 
'  {=  fasciala),  especially  in  those  areas  in  which  the  towns  and 
‘  important  villages  are  situated. 
‘  The  Anophelines  are  represented  by  four  genera  and  five  species, 
‘  of  which  the  following  is  a  list,  with  the  principal  localities  attached  : 
‘  Anopheles  punctipennis,  Say.  Port  Antonio  is  the  only  locality 
'  given  for  this  mosquito. 
‘  Cycloleppteron  grabhamii,  Theob.  Lignanea  Plain  and  Kingston. 
‘  Arribalzagia  maculipes,  Theob.  Port  Antonio  and  Morant  Bay. 
^  Cellia  albipes^  Theob.  Kingston,  the  Ferry  and  Rockfort  Swamps, 
‘  Lignanea  Plain,  Bath,  Bowden,  Annotto  Bay,  Port 
‘  Antonio,  Bluefields,  Castleton  and  Spaldings. 
‘  This  is  apparently  the  most  abundant  Anopheline 
‘  of  the  Island,  and  is  said  to  act  as  the  intermediary  host 
‘  of  malignant  malaria  and  also  of  Filaria  bancrofti.* 
'  Cellia  argyrotarsis,  Desv.  Kingston  only;  and,  according  to 
‘  Theobald,  is  uncommon,  but  “  acts  as  the  transmitting 
‘  agent  of  the  blood  worm  Filaria  nocturnal 
‘  Stegomyia  calopus  (=  fasciatd).  Theobald  (loc.  cit.)  says  that  it  is 
‘  “  a  common  insect  in  Jamaica.”  It  was  certainly  the 
‘  most  prevalent  species  met  with  by  the  writer,  and 
‘  seems  to  be  widely  distributed  in  all  suitable  localities  ; 
‘  the  greatest  number  of  larvae  met  with  was  at  Stony 
‘  Hill  in  the  parish  of  St.  Andrew.' 
Malaria  and  Muskeetos  130  Years  Ago 
Before  leaving  this  part  of  the  subject,  I  am  sure  that  the  people 
of  Jamaica  will  be  interested  to  learn  that  so  far  back  as  1/74  the 
association  of  mosquitoes  with  unhealthiness  in  Jamaica  was 
recognised,  though  the  actual  causal  relationship  between  the  two  was 
*  Theobald,  Ibid.  p.  17. 
