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Although the s})ocies was orginally described from West Africa 

 (Benin), the specimens of T. thoracinus in the National Collection 

 show that its range extends at least from North-Eastern Rhodesia 

 to Sierra Leone, while according to Laveran it also includes 

 Mozambique. Aiylotus notarum, Bigot, the type of which is from 

 Assinie, Ivory Coast, West Africa, is a synonym of this species. 

 Tabanus thoracimis is at present represented in the Museum cabinets 

 by forty-three females, the localities, etc., of which are as follows : — 

 North-Eastern Rhodesia : Muibwe, Luencenshi River, Luena 

 September 27th, 1904 {R. L. Harger). Uganda: Msozi, 4000 ft., 

 February, 1903 {the late W. G. Doggett, — Delme RadcUffe Expedition) 

 Entebbe, March, 1903 {Dr. Baker) ; Ankole, May 9th, 1903 ; Buddu 

 Kyadondo {Colonel Sir David Bruce, C.B., R.A.M.C., F.R.S.) 

 Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, mid-day ; Fajao, and Nimule, Novem- 

 ber, 1904 {Captain E. D. W. Greig, I. M.S.) ; Buruli, in patch of 

 forest on Lukoge River, half-way between Junda and Kisiliza, 1903, 

 and Junda, Buruli, in banana plantation near R. Seziwa, 1903 

 {S. C. Tomkins, per Dr. Nabarro) ; Albert Lake District, 1905 

 {Dr. G. H. Pooley) ; Unyoro, January, 1907, " frequently seen in 

 the Nile Province " {the late Dr. W. A. Densham). Angola : 

 Katema's, Bihe, February, 1905, " single specimen found on edge 

 of swampy plain " {Dr. F. Creighton Wellman). Portuguese 

 Congo : San Salvador, between August and October, 1908 {Dr. 

 M. Gamble). Congo Free State : Bolengi, Ubangi River, July, 

 1903 {Dr. E. C. Layton). Southern Nigeria : Lagos, 1899, and 1906 

 {Dr. W. H. W. Strachan, C.M.G.) ; Ologbo and River Niger, 

 May, 1906 {G. C. Dudgeon). Northern Nigeria : R. Niger, between 

 Baro and Lokoja, June 25th, 1906 {W. F. Gowers). Gold Coast: 

 Ancobra River, " caught on dredge," April, 1907 {received from Dr. 

 W. 31. Graham, W.A.M.S.). Ashanti : Kumasi, "caught in 

 carriers' lines," October 19th, 1907 {Dr. W. M. Graham). Sierra 

 Leone: Kaballa, Sierra Leone Protectorate, 1908 {Dr. Murphy, per 

 Dr. R. M. Forde). 



According to Bigot, T. thoracinus is said to be a great pest to 

 boatmen in Assinie. At Brazzaville, in French Congo, where the 

 species has been taken upon cattle on November 23rd, it is stated 



