Note 15 — THE TUNDRA AND ITS ANIMAL LIFE.
Margaret R. Thomson translation
[Note 15] p. 85.—Mosquitoes.
This general term covers a large number of species belonging to the gnat genus (Culex). They are very various in size, and are widely distributed from the Tropics to the Poles. Their larvæ are aquatic, and for their abundance the tundra obviously offers every opportunity.