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head pf a pin. Lifted mosquito on to grass and put more 
banana on top of netting. Evening, four more tiny brown 
things appear to bang by points from surface of water at side 
of specimen glass. 
“July 10th. Three little larvae, nearly white, swimming up 
and down with a very jerky motion, occasionally going to the 
top, apparently tail end uppermost. Four light brown (fawn) 
eggs still hanging suspended from surface of water, not at sides 
of glass. 
“July 11th. Took remains of mosquito out last evening. 
Tried to secure an egg to put in spirits, but failed. Larvae 
to-day seem almost transparent in sunlight, and one does not see 
them until they move. Movement very jerky, head first in one 
direction, then the opposite. They seem to breathe at surface, 
tails uppermost. Magnifying glass shows some dark marks near 
heads and tails. Appear to swim backwards in circles, first one 
side, then the other. 
“July 12th. At least three larvae quite lively, and a little 
more easily seen by the naked eye. Put glass in sun. A good 
deal of evaporation on sides of glass. Too hot for larvae. 
“July 21st, 1904. 10 a.m. Found male peacock-blue mos¬ 
quito in drum in garden. Mosquito netting thrown over drum 
a day or two before Dr. Dutton came, and has not been off 
since, so far as I know. He came July 2nd, consequently the 
egg from which this mosquito was hatched must have been laid 
at least three weeks ago. I have only looked at the drum a few 
times since the doctors were here, and only saw larvae when I 
looked. I heard the mosquito sing as soon as I went near the 
drum to-day. There were several larvae left in the water, larger 
and with more distinct marks than those hatched in the specimen 
glass, and larger heads. 2 p.m. Looked for skin of pupa, and 
found it just at surface of water attached to the side of the 
drum. Bottled it, and also a middle-sized larva. They seem to 
have the same kind of movement as those in specimen glass. 
“July 27th. Bottled two larger larvae to-day. One appears 
lighter than the other. I fancy the darker one is of a smaller 
kind of mosquito, perhaps Stegomyia, of which I think one 
escaped - the day I found the male blue mosquito. Saw one small 
pupa in the drum to-day. 
“ Oct. and Nov. Caught some blue mosquitoes in dining¬ 
room, bedroom, study, visitors’ room. 
“ Nov. 22nd, 1904. Two big larvae from drum. 
