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Nebraska.- — Bishopp ^ refers to this species as a pest of more or 

 less importance every year in the grain belt of this state. 



New Hampshire. — Prof. W. C. O'Kane writes that he has specimens 

 of the stable fly from Pelham, N. H., but that the species has not 

 been reported by correspondents throughout the state during recent 

 years. 



The writer found the species very abundant at Wilton, N. H., on 

 a visit there during the summer of 1911. 



New Jersey. — Howard ^ quotes Dr. John B. Smith as having men- 

 tioned the abundance of this species in his house in New Brunswick, 

 where he had noticed their increase in numbers during the late summer 

 and fall, till by November 1st they had- almost replaced the house 

 fly at that place. 



In his Insects of New Jersey it is referred to as "common through- 

 out the state; a great pest of cattle" (Edit. 1890, p. 392; id. 1900, 

 p. 679; ibid. 1910, p. 788). 



New Mexico. — Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell writes that he found the 

 stable fly abundant at Las Vegas, N. M., in 1900-01, and that he 

 found it also at Pecos on the upper Pecos River and at Roswell. 



New York.^ — As early as 1849 Fitch ^ speaks of the stable fly as 

 most tormenting, especially to horses in New York state. 



Prof. 0. A. Johannsen writes that he has observed it at Ithaca, 

 N. Y., and the writer has observed it commonly in the environs of 

 New York city. Felt also records it ■* from New York without specific 

 localities saying "that it may be rather abundant about houses in 

 the fall." 



Ohio. — Prof. J. S. Hine writes that he has observed this species in 

 every part of Ohio in which he has been and Prof. H. A. Surface has 

 seen it "abundant in the southeastern part of Ohio." 



North Carolina. — Mr. Z. P. Metcalf writes that he has specimens 

 of the stable fly from Raleigh, Beaufort and Southern Pines, and that 

 he is sure of having observed it in other parts of the state as well. 



Oregon.— Howard ^ mentions the appearance of extraordinary num- 

 bers of the stable fly near Salem, Ore., in 1888, and Prof. J. M. 

 Aldrich writes me that he has this species in his collection from Cor- 

 vallis, Ore. 



Pennsylvania. — Prof. H. A. Surface writes that the stable fly is 

 generally distributed throughout Pennsylvania, and says that he is 



1 Journ. Econ. Entom., Vol. 6, p. 115 (1913). 



2 The House Fly— Disease Carrier, p. 241 (1911). 



3 Trans. N. Y. State Agric. Soc, Vol. IX, p. 803. 



* Bull. New York State Mus., No. 136, p. 7 (1910). 

 5 The House Fly— Disease Carrier, p. 244 (1911). 



