Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut for the year .. . er Smith, Report on New Jersey Mosquitoes.) house mosquito has been found a mile from its breeding place, butusually this species does not go more than one-fourth that distance. Different Kinds of Mosquitoes. There are known to be about 500 different kinds of mosquitoesthroughout the world; about 100 kinds occur in the United 50 species have been recorded from the State of New York,and about 25 kinds occur in Connecticut. Of this number, onlyfive kinds need here be considered. 298 CONNECTICUT EXPERIMENT STATION BUL
Report of the State Entomologist of Connecticut for the year .. . er Smith, Report on New Jersey Mosquitoes.) house mosquito has been found a mile from its breeding place, butusually this species does not go more than one-fourth that distance. Different Kinds of Mosquitoes. There are known to be about 500 different kinds of mosquitoesthroughout the world; about 100 kinds occur in the United 50 species have been recorded from the State of New York,and about 25 kinds occur in Connecticut. Of this number, onlyfive kinds need here be considered. 298 CONNECTICUT EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 256. RAIN BARREL OR HOUSE MOSQUITO 1. Culex pipiens SPOTTED OR MALARIAL MOSQUITO (2 Species) 2. Anopheles pundipennis 3. Anopheles quadrimaculatus SALT MARSH OR MIGRATORY MOSQUITOES 4. Brown salt marsh mosquito, Aedes cantator 5. White-banded sali marsh mosquito, Aedes sollicitans Breed in fresh water; flyonly short distances; en-ter houses and bite afterdark. Breed in brackish water;fly long distances; donot enter houses, andbite promptly in theday Figure 14. The banded salt marsh mosquito, Culex sollicitans Walk.:1. adult female; 2. palpus; 3. anterior, 4. median and 5. posterior claws ofmale. All enlarged. (After Smith, Report on New Jersey Mosquitoes.) How TO Distinguish Malarial from OtherMosquitoes. Malarial mosquitoes have spotted wings, the beak and body arenearly in a straight Hne, and it stands on its head. Other mosquitoes do not have spotted wings, the beak makes agreater angle with the axis of the body and the body is parallelwith the surface upon which the mosquito stands or rests. Larvae or wrigglers in the water may also be distinguished bytheir different shapes. Malarial species are green or gray, Hehorizontally at the surface of the water, and move to other posi- MOSQUITOES AND HUMAN WELFARE. 299 tions on the surface without dropping downward into the their bodies are nearly as thick at the tail as through thehead and the breathing
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