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Waterston (J.). Chalcidoidea bred from Glossina morsitans in 

 Nyasaland. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, vi, no. 4, February 

 1916, pp. 381-393, 9 figs. 



Five species of Chalcidoid parasites, bred from puparia of Glossina 

 morsitans in Nyasaland, are described. These are : — Chalcididab : 

 Halticliella edax, sp. n., Stomatoceras micans, Wtrst., S. (Centrochalcis) 

 eocaratum, sp. n. Encyrtidae : Ewpehninus tarsatus, sp. n. Eulophidae : 

 Syntornosphynmi glossinae, Wtrst. The last-named species is a 

 hyper-parasite of G. morsitans through Mutilla glossinae, Turn. 



Ricardo (Gertrude). Two New Species of Haematopota from the 

 Federated Malay States. — Bull. Entom. Research, London, vi, 

 no. 4, February 1916, pp. 403-404. \) 



Haematopota stantoni, from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, and 

 H. malayensis from Kuala Lumpur, are described as new. 



Ricardo (Gertrude). Notes on a Collection of Species of Tabanidae 

 from Hong Kong.^Bull. Entom. Research, London, vi, no. 4 

 February 1916, pp. 405-407. 



The blood-sucking Tabanidae recorded in this paper include : 



Tabanus ruhidus, Wied. ; T. albimedius. Walk. ; T. mandarinus, 

 Schiner ; T. sanguineus, Walk. ; T. macfarlanei, sp. n. ; T. hong- 

 kongiensis, sp. n. ; T. indianus, Ric. ; T. crassus, Wlk. ; T. ditaeniatus, 

 Macq. ; T. flavothorax, Ric. ; T. hybridus, Wied. ; T. hilaris, Wlk. ; 

 T. jucundus, Wlk. ; Chrysops dispar, F. ; C. mlokosiewiczi. Big. 



TowNSEND {Q. H. T.). Recent Questioning of the Transmission of 

 Verruga by Phlebolomus. — Bull. Entom. Research, London vi 

 no. 4, February 1916, pp. 409-411. 



The power of Phlebotonms verrucarum. Towns., to transmit verruga 

 has recently been questioned by Strong and other investigators. It is 

 stated by these observers that the infection may be transmitted in a 

 similar manner to that of small-pox. The fact that hundreds of 

 verruga cases in all stages of eruption are treated in an open ward 

 without one new case arising contradicts this. Contrary to the 

 supposition of the same investigators, Bartonella does not appear to be 

 closely related to the distinctively tick-borne Protozoa. The mosquito, 

 Phalangomyia debilis, D. and K., does not occur in the verruga 

 zone, but is confined to the higher region above the centres of infection, 

 and there is therefore no possibility of this insect being a carrier of the 

 disease as is suggested. The carrier of verruga must necessarily be a 

 nocturnal or crepuscular bloodsucker which is abundant in individuals 

 during the humid season, or period of greatest prevalence of the disease, 

 and never absent at any time of year. It can be stated absolutely 

 that Phlebotomus is the only species which meets these requirements 

 coupled with the fact that it is confined to the veri-uga zone. 



