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(English sheep-fly), Sarcophaga aurifrons (grey striped flesh-fly), 

 S. frontalis (large striped flesh-fly), Synthesiomyia hrasiliana (red- tailed 

 fly) and Ophyra analis (shining black fly). Other parasites include : 

 Oestrus ovis (nasal fly), which is apparently spreading ; a louse, 

 Haematopinus suis ; Tracheomyia macropi (marsupial bot-fly) ; 

 and the ticks, Argas persicus and Aponomma sp. 



Tryon (H.). Report of the Entomologist and Vegetable Pathologist. 



— Ann. Rept. Queensland Dept. Agric. & Stock for the Year 1918- 



1919, Brisbane, 1919, pp. 37-49. [Received 11th February 1920.] 



The parasites recorded include : Boophilus annulatus australis 



attacking cattle and horses ; Haemaphysalis papuana, Thor., infesting 



cattle ; Gastrophilus nasalis in horses ; Oestrus ovis in sheep ; 



Rhipicephalus sanguineus (dog tick) which is gradually spreading and 



is an intermediate host of Piroplasma {Babesia) canis, causing malignant 



jaundice ; and an Acarid, Dertnanyssus sp. 



It is suggested that an attempt should be made to introduce the 



egrets, Herodias garzetta and H. ralloides, into Queensland from South 



Africa, as they are known to feed on cattle ticks. 



Edwaeds (C. W.). Effect of Cattle Ticks on Imported and locally 



grown Ayrshire Cattle.— i^ej^^. Gtcam Agric. Expt. Sta., 1918: 



Washington, D.C., 14th October 1919, p. 12. [Received 15th 



February 1920.] 



Piroplasma bigeminum, the causal organism of Texas fever, has 



never been definitely identified in the blood of native cattle in Guam, 



but introduced Ayrshire cattle exhibit symptoms similar to Texas 



fever whenever they became tick infested. Boophilus (Margaropus) 



annukitus australis and B. annulatus are both recorded from the island. 



Of the original imported stock two individuals died of the disease and 



the remaining two after several years have apparently acquired 



complete immunity. With one possible exception the locally-bred 



pure-blooded progeny of the imported cattle have been entirely 



immune to the disease. 



LiCHTWARDT (B.), Diptcrcn aus Lappland. [Diptera from Lapland.] 



— Entom. Mitt., Berlin, iii, no. 9, 15th September 1914, pp. 276- 



279. [Received 12th February 1920.] 



Among the Diptera mentioned in this paper are Tabanus 



tarandinus, L., T. lapponicus, Wahlberg, T. borealis, F., T. luridus. 



Fall., Chrysops nigripes, Ztt., Oedemagena tarandi, L., Cephenoniyia 



trompe, L., Phormia caerulea, R.-D., and P. azurea, Fall. {Calliphora 



groenlandica, Ztt.). 



Eysell (A.). Sarcophaga fuscicauda, Boettcher, ein Darmparasit des 



Menschen (Dipt.). [S. fuscicauda, an Intestinal Parasite of 



Msin.}~Ento)n. Mitt., Berlin, iv, no. 1-3, 8th March 1915, pp. 



4-8, 4 figs. [Received 12th February 1920.] 



Details are given of the adult, larva and pupa of Sarcophaga 



fuscicauda, Boettcher. The adult flies were bred from larvae obtained 



from a Chinese sailor who suffered severely from intestinal catarrh 



until treatment with santonin and calomel caused their expulsion* 



