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T. taeniola ; Muscidae : Stomoxys nigra ; Culicidae : Toxorliyn- 

 chites sp,, Culiciomyia nebulosa, Banksinella luteolateralis, Stegmnyia 

 fasciata, Anopheles {Pyi etophorus) costalis, and Culicoides milnei. 

 Parasites of the genus Herpetomonas were found in the gut of 

 T. congoiensis and S. nigra. 



Legendre (J.). Sur I'existence dans la Somme du Phlebotomus 

 papatasii, Scop. [On the existence in the Somme of Phlebotomus 

 papatasii.] — C. R. Soc. Biol., Paris, Ixxix, no. 1, 8th January 

 1916, pp. 25-26. 



Phlebotomus papatasii has previously been recorded from several 

 localities in southern France, viz., from Montpellier, Beaune, 

 Saint-Cyr, etc. It is now reported from Vignacourt during the first 

 fortnight in July. 



Legendre (J.). Sur un nouveau Mode de Transport des Larves de 

 Moustiques. [On a new Method of transporting Mosquito Larvae,] 

 —C. R. Soc. Biol., Paris, Ixxxix, no. 1, 8th January 1916, 

 pp. 26-27. 



The larvae of Culex sp. collected in a ditch in December were removed 

 from water and placed under the following conditions :— (1) Between 

 two layers of damp moss in an uncovered box ; (2) between similar 

 layers in a box provided with a lid pierced with holes ; and (3) three 

 layers of larvae, separated by layers of damp moss, enclosed in an 

 hermetically sealed box. The boxes were opened after five days ; the 

 larvae, upon being again placed in water, became active and appeared 

 to develop normally. These experiments show that the larvae of 

 Culex can survive out of water and in a closed vessel for at least 5 days, 

 a fact which greatly facilitates their transport. 



DA SiLVA (P.). Experiences sur la transmission de la leishmaniose 

 infantile par les Puces {Pulex irritans). [Experiments on the 

 transmission of infantile Leishmaniasis by Pulex irritans.] — 

 Arquivos Inst. Bad. Camara Pestana, Lisbon, iv, no. 3, 1915, 

 pp. 261-267. [Reprint.] 



The role played by Ctenocephalus canis and Pulex irritans in the 

 transmission of human and canine kala-azar has not yet been completely 

 elucidated. In the experiment here described, 25 P. irritans, free from 

 infection, were allowed to feed on a child in an advanced state of 

 kala-azar. These 25 fleas in 484 feeds all gave negative results, though 

 the number of feeds and the length of their lives were sufficient to 

 permit of the evolutive cycle of any parasites ingested. In consequence 

 of these results and of those of Wenyon and Patton, it must be 

 concluded, until the contrary be proved, that neither C. canis nor 

 P. irritans are agents in the transmission of human and canine 

 kala-azar. 



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