Aedes (Stegomyia) pandani Stone,

Swezey, O. H., 1942, Culicidae of Guam, Insects of Guam I, Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, pp. 199-200 : 199

4. Aedes (Stegomyia) pandani Stone,

Ent. Soc. Wash., Proc. 41: 162, fig. la, 1939.

This species was described from an abundance of material collected and reared by us in 1936 , and by R. G. Oakley in 1937 and 1938 . It is the mosquito recorded by Fullaway in 1911 as Stegomyia scutellaris , of which he said: "The latter is very abundant in the forests and makes progress through the brush very unpleasant." We also were tormented by this day mosquito whenever out in the gardens, ranches, or forests. This is by far the most abundant species in Guam. Fortunately the effect of their bites is not so severe as it is with some of the other species. The larvae were in only one situation, in water held in the axils of Pandanus leaves. There are several species of Pandanus in the forests and valleys of Guam, and they are abundant enough everywhere to provide ready breeding places for this mosquito. Furthermore, the rainfall is sufficient to maintain the water supply in the leaf axils. The larvae were always found when searched for in this situation, and sometimes they were reared. The species occurred in all regions, and there is no object in listing the places where collected.