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Fantham, H. B. Herpelomonas pediculi, nov. spec. Parasitic in the alimentary 

 tract of Pediculus vesHmenti, the human body louse. Proc. Roy. Soc. ser. B. Vol. 

 84, February 14, 1912, pp. 505-517. (No. B 574.) also in Ann. Trop. Med. & Par. 

 March 29, 1912. Attempts to introduce this parasite into vertebrates failed. It 

 shows no connection with any vertebrate trypanos:me. 



GiRATJLT, A. A. Notes on Pediculus vestimenti Nitzsch, the body louse of man. 

 Ent. News 23, No. 8, October, 1912. Notes on feeding habits of certain reared broods. 



McCoy, G. W. and Clegg, M. T. A note on acid-fast bacilli in head lice. {Pedic- 

 ulus capitis.) Pub. Health & Mar. Hos. Serv. U. S. Pub. Health Rep. 27, 1912. 

 No. 36, pp. 1464-1465. Lice that had fed on leprous patients showed organisms 

 indistinguishable from the leprosy bacilli. 



NicoLLE, C. Blaizot, L. and Conseil, E. 1. Etiologie de la Fievre Recurrente. 

 Son Mode de Transmission par le Pou. H. Conditions de Transmission de la Fievre 

 Recurrente, par le Pou. Compt. Rend, de I'Acad. Sci. Vol. 154, No. 24. June 10, 

 1912, pp. 1636-1638 and also Vol. 155, No. 9, August 26, 1912, pp. 481-484; also 

 (i) in Arch. Inst. Pasteur Tunis, No. 3, 1912, pp. 110-112. Records the first actual 

 experiments to show that the relapsing fever may be transmitted by body lice. 



Typhus fever and the head louse. Note in Amer. Jour. Pub. Health, 1912, 2 No. 

 3, pp. 215-216. BeUeve that the fever may be transmitted by the bite of the insect. 



Miscellaneous Articles 



Banks, Nathan. The structure of certain dipterous larvae with particular 

 reference to those in human foods. Bur. Ent. Tech. Ser. No. 22, January 10, 1912. 

 Gives a synopsis of such flies and note on the life history of many of them. 



Blue, Rupert. The problem of the pubHc health. Jour. Amer. Med. Assn. 

 Vol. 59, No. 6, August 10, 1912, pp. 413-415. Refers to the gradual development 

 of the various organizations to promote public health and .shows the necessity of all 

 working together. 



Brues, C. T. Blood-sucking insects as carriers of human diseases. Proc. Ent. 

 Soc. Wash. 14, No. 3, September, 1912, p. 180. Notes on Dr. Knab's article (same 

 vol. p. 79-81) pointing out certain conditions that Knab seems to have overlooked. 



Brues, C. T. Insects as agents in the spread of disease. Pop. Sci. Mon. 

 December, 1912, pp. 537-550. A comprehensive review. 



Castellani, Aldo. Note on Copra itch (with report on the mite causing it, by 

 Stanley Hirst) Jour. Trop. Med. & Hyg. Vol. 15, No. 24. December 15, 1912, pp. 

 374-375. A variety of mite, Tyroglyphus longior var. castellanii, found commonly 

 in copra dust often causes an eruption on people handling copra. 



Castellani, A. Copra itch. Brit. Med. Jour., 2, No. 2705, November 2, 1912. 



Cleland, J. B. The relationship of insects to disease in man in Australia. Sec. 

 Rep. Gov. Bur. Microbiol. N. S. Wales, September, 1912, pp. 141-158. Many 

 interesting notes on the insects of the various orders. List of flies caught on break- 

 fast tables. 



Doane, R. W. An annotated list of the Uterature of in-sects and disease for 1911. 

 Jour, of Econ. Ent. June, 1912, pp. 268-285. 



Herms, W. B. Economic entomology from the viewpoint of the sanitarian. Jour. 

 Econ. Ent. Vol. 5, No. 4, August, 1912, pp. 355-357. The importance of a knowledge 

 of entomology in dealing with many sanitary problems. 



Howard. L. O. and Popenoe, C. H. Hydrocyanic-acid gas against household 

 insects. U. S. Bur. Ent. Circ. No. 163, November 20, 1912. Directions for use. 



Howard, C. W. Insects directly or indirectly injurious to man and animals 



