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perturbans, Edw., tsetse-flies being completely absent in this part of 

 the lower Congo. Fresh cases of infection always appeared between 

 the months of November and May, the dangerous period thus coinciding 

 with the rainy season. Certain herds were apparently immune to 

 infection, possibly owing to the absence of H. perturbans from their 

 vicinity. 



BoDET (— ). Notes sur quelques Cas de Pseudo-Myase rampante ou 

 Oerbiss, ou Pseudo-Draconculose observ6s h Tamatave. [Notes 

 on some Cases of creeping Pseudo-Myiasis or Oerbiss or Pseudo- 

 Draconculosis observed at Tamatave.]— ^*in. Med. & Pharm. 

 Colon., Paris, 1920, Special no., pp. 50-56. 



Further cases of this disease are described from Madagascar. 

 Although it is probably of parasitic origin [R.A.E., B, vii, 28], the 

 causal agent has not yet been determined. 



Lamoureux (— ). Moustiquaire de Campagne pour Homme couch6. 



[Field Mosquito Net for Sleeping.]— ^rm. Med. & Pharm. Colon., 

 Paris, 1920, Special no., pp. 89-91. 



The mosquito net here described is easily adapted to all circum- 

 stances of a soldier's life, and may be carried in his equipment. The 

 total weight varies from about 19 to 21 ounces. 



Stempell (W.). Ueber den Erreger des Fleckflebers. [The Causal 

 Agent of Tjp'hus.]Sitzi(ngsber. Naturh. Ver. d. preiiss. Rhein- 

 lande u. Westfalens, 1919 {1917-1919) ; Bonn, 1920, B, pp. 3-7, 

 22nd October 1919. 



In the abstract under the above title recenty published [R.A.E. , B, 

 viii, 202], " recurrent fever " read " typhus "throughout. 



GoETGHEBUER (M.). Metamorphoscs et Moeurs du Cvlicoides puli- 

 caris, Linn6. | Metamorphoses and Habits of Culicoides pulicaris, 

 L.] — Separate from Ann. Soc. Entom. Belgique, Brussels, Ux, 

 1919, 6 pp., 7 figs. 



Cidicoides pulicaris, L., is very abundant in Belgium, especially 

 in damp and marshy regions. It has not yet been ascertained in what 

 stage the winter is passed. There are several generations a year. 

 The arvae are found in the stagnant water of ditches and pools, but 

 the duration of this stage is unknown. The pupal period lasts 2 or 

 3 days, and the adults are capable of flight immediately after emergence. 

 The males do not bite, but the females attack man and other animals. 

 During rainy or comparatively cold weather the adults hide in the 

 cracks of tree bark. Oihng of the pools for the destruction of the 

 pupae is suggested as a remedial measure. Cidicoides pumilus, 

 Winn., C. varius, Winn., and C.fascipennis, Winn., are also recorded 

 as occasionally attacking man. 



