“…Changes in weight and length, as well as fat, glycogen, nitrogen and protein content, have been investigated in the mosquito (Christophers, 1960;Twohy & Rozeboom, 1957;Rozeboom & Twohy, 1958;Chen, 1958;. To our knowledge the nucleic acid content of the mosquito has not been determined, although studies in other insects have been reported (Agrell, 1952;Levenbook, 1953;Chino, 1956;Niemierko, Wlodawer & Wojtczak, 1956;Nigon & Daillie, 1958;Wyatt, 1959;Krishnakumaran, 1961;Linzen & Wyatt, 1964). In each case, however, the investigation was restricted to certain age groups.…”