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All the other species are new to Hongkong and the species Ochlerotatus macfarlanei Edw., Uranotaenia macfarlanei Edw., and Culex virgapites Edw., (male type) are entirely new.
A report dealing with the distribution, relative numbers, etc., of all these species will be prepared when the whole collection has been worked through.
The Director of the Imperial Bureau has been good enough to return a complete set of all the above species determined by Mr. Edwards of the British Museum. These are preserved in this Institute and are available for study.
The Genus Stegomyia.-Three species of this genus are now known to exist in Hongkong.
Stegomyia alba.-This species is apparently rare as it has only been found twice, being bred from larvæ taken from a hillside.
Stegomyia scutellaris. This is probably the commonest mosquito in Hongkong and is well known to everyone. During the summer it is found in practically every Chinese house breeding in small collections of water in old pots, tins, etc., and it is also found apart from houses on hillsides, etc. Whether the water in which it breeds is clean or dirty does not appear to matter.
Stegomyia fasciata.-The search for this species has given considerable trouble but the most recent results show that it not only exists here but that it is much more prevalent than might be thought.
Stegomyia fasciata in Kowloon-Ninety-six separate finds of Stegomyia fasciata larvæ were made in Kowloon between the 15th April and the 29th September, 1914.
Appendix 1* gives the exact distribution of these larvæ and the number of adults bred out and pinned from each sample.
A plan of Kowloon (plan 1)* is also attached which shows their general distribution. From this plan it will be seen that the chief Districts of Kowloon, namely, Yaumati, Mongkoktsui, Taikoktsui and Hunghom are all infected with Stegomyia fasciata. The European half of Kowloon point has not been examined.
The exact kind of receptacle in which the Stegomyia fasciata larvæ were found has not always been recorded by the various collectors but if the sixty-four finds of Stegomyia fasciata larvæ made by me when collecting personally in the period 19th August to 23rd September be taken, the results may be tabulated as follows:-
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L 81
All the other species are new to Hongkong and the species Ochleroratus macfarlanei Edw., Uranotaenia macfarlanei Edw., and Culex virgapites Edw., (male type) are entirely new.
A report dealing with the distribution, relative numbers, etc., of all these species will be prepared when the whole collection has been worked through.
The Director of the Imperial Bureau has been good enough to return a complete set of all the above species determined by Mr. Edwards of the British Museumn. These are preserved in this Institute and are available for study.
The Genus Stegomyia.-Three species of this genus are now known to exist in Hongkong.
Stegomyia W. alba.-This species is apparently rare as it has only been found twice, being bred from larvæ taken from a hillside.
Stegomyia Scutellaris. This is probably the commonest mosquito in Hongkong and is well known to everyone. During the suminer it is found in practically every Chinese house breeding in small collection of water in old pots, tins, etc., and it is also found apart from houses on hillsides, etc. Whether the water in which it breeds is clean or dirty does not appear to matter.
Stegomyia fasciata.-The search for this species has given considerable trouble but the most recent results show that it not only exists here but that it is much more prevalent than might be thought.
Stegomyia fasciata in Kowloon-Ninety-six separate finds of Stegomyia fasciata larvæ were made in Kowloon between the 15th April and the 29th September, 1914.
Appendix 1* gives the exact distribution of these larvæ and the number of adults bred out and pinned from each sample.
A plan of Kowloon (plan 1)* is also attached which shows their general distribution. From this plan it will be seen that the chief Districts of Kowloon, namely, Yaumati, Mongkoktsui, Taikok- tsui and Hunghom are all infected with Stegomyia fasciata. The European half of Kowloon point has not been examined.
The exact kind of receptacle in which the Stegomyia fasciata larvæ were found has not always been recorded by the various collectors but if the sixty-four finds of Stegomyia fasciata larvæ made by me when collecting personally in the period 19th August to 23rd September he taken, the results may be tabulated as follows:-
* Not printer,
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