In a message dated 4/20/99 9:14:23 AM, jimr at vrx_net writes: << White mosquito larvae are not really mosquitos at all. They are actually the larval form of Chaoborus or phantom midges.. Both these and true mosquitos belong to the family Culicidae. TTFN, eh Jim >> OK, I didn't know that. What is the scientific name for the vicious. biting black flies in May in Ontario? Lee Harper