The mosquitoes of the United States / by Harrison G. Dyar.

  • Dyar, Harrison G. (Harrison Gray), 1866-1929.
Date:
1922
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Credit: The mosquitoes of the United States / by Harrison G. Dyar. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Little is known of this form, and nothing of the male or life his- tory. Specimens were taken by Dr. M. J. White biting between four and five in the morning. Malaria relation unknown. Distribution.—Coasts of Florida and Louisiana. United States Records. Florida Keys (H. Byrd). Louisiana: Buras, July IT. 1918 (M. J. White). ANOPHELES (ANOPHELES) CRUCIANS Wiedemann. Anopheles crucians Wiedemann, Ausser. Zweifl. Ins., vol. 1, p. 12, 1828. A medium-sized blackish Anopheles with mottled wings. Mesono- tum grayish, with traces of dark spots, one especially on scutellum seen in oblique light. Abdomen blackish, with light brown hairs. Legs black with pale knee spots. Wings with a small yellowish ■white spot at apex and fringe; other scales mostly black, forming spots at the bases of the forked cells and three on the sixth vein, separated by pale scales. The palpi of the female have the last joint whitish and a ring at base of penumtimate joint. The larvae live in ground pools, especially near the coast. The adults are very fond of entering dwellings. The species is a danger- ous carrier of malaria. Distribution.—Southeastern United States from New York to Mexico; Cuba and Jamaica. United States Records. New York: Bellport, October 13, 1901 (H. G. Dyar). Maryland: Chesapeake Beach, July 4, 1903 (A. Busck). District of Columbia: April 27, 1893 (T. Pergande). Virginia: Lake Drummond, October 29, 1906 (H. S. Barber). North Carolina: Hendersonville, March 24, 1913 (W. B. W. Howe). South Carolina: Columbia, September 12 (W. H. Sligh). Georgia: Waycross, August 30, 1916 (R. H. von Ezdorf). Florida: Miami, November 11, 1921 (G. F. Moznette). Mississippi: Biloxi, December 6, 1902 (J. Brodie). Louisiana: New Orleans, June 28, 1900 (H. A. Veazie). Texas: Galveston, September 30, 1901 (I. T. Moore). * Subgenus Proterorhynchus Brethes. ANOPHELES (PROTERORHYNCHUS) PSEUDOPUNCTIPENNIS Theobald. Anopheles pseudopunctipennis Theobald, Mon. Culic., vol. 2, p. 305, 1901. Anopheles franciscanus McCracken, Ent. News, vol. 15, p. 12, 1904. Anopheles peruvianus Tamayo and Garcia, Los Ag. de Iluac., Mem. Mune. Lima, App., p. 35, 1907. Proterorhynchus argentmus Brethes, Bol. Inst. Ent. y Pat. Veg., vol. 1, p. 15, 1912. Anopheles tucumwnus Lahille, An. Mus. Nat. B. A., vol. 23. p. 253, 1912.