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Two Species Of Mosquitos

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
August
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

TWO SPECIES OF MOSQUITOES

 

"It is an interesting fact that there are two distinct species of mosquitoes doing business in Michigan this year on a large scale," says a Lansing dispatch. The malarial mosquito, or genus anophelas, has been discovered at the Agricultural college within a few days. The malarial mosquito has a more slender body than the common mosquito, and by a little patience can be recognized by the ordinary observer. The malaria species, so often the deadly enemy of man, has two palpi as long as the proboscis on either side. The presence of the long palpi may be observed by the aid of a small lens and the malarial mosquito readily distinguished from the harmless species. The malarial species is supposed to be rare in this region, although common at certain periods in warmer countries.