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as two species new to Formosa, Leicesteria longipalpis, discovered in 

 the Malay Peninsula in 1904, and Phoniomyia biniaculipes, Thee, 

 recorded from New Guinea. A. sinensis, A. rossi, A. ludlowi, Desvoidya 

 obturbans, and Culex fatigans were captured in one locality in thick 

 weeds near rice-fields. 



Hayashi (Y.). Mosquito Eradication by Fumigation. — Taiwan Igakii- 

 kai Zasshi [Jl. Formosa Med. Soc.J, no. 173, 28th March 1917, 

 pp. 153-162. [Abstract in China Med. Jl, Shanghai, xxxi, no. 6, 

 November 1916, p. 519.] 



For the wholesale destruction of mosquitos that convey malaria and , 

 possibly dengue in Formosa the military authorities use a fumigator 

 constructed as follows : — About 25 gm. of common insect powder 

 [said to be the pollen of Aster chinensis] is placed in strips of waste 

 paper and rolled into ropes about 2 feet in length. These cigarette-like 

 rolls are twisted together with a somewhat longer strip of old cloth, 

 which projects a few inches beyond each end. This rope is then 

 doubled on itself in the middle and the projecting ends are tied and 

 used as a means of attachment. For indoor use this rope is laid on a 

 tile, suspended from some non-combustible support or put into a 

 charcoal brazier. When hghted at the doubled end these ropes will 

 burn for about two hours. 



EscoMEL (E.). Latrodectus mactan^ and Glipfocranium, gasteracan- 



thoides in the Department of Arequipa, Peru. — Translation in 



New Orleans Med. & Surg. Jl., New Orleans, \xs., no. 6, December 



1917, pp. 530-542. 



Two dangerous spiders, Latrodectus mactans and Gliptocranium 



gasteracanthoides, occur in southern Peru, where their bite sometimes 



causes death. Treatment with potassium permanganate, internally 



and externally, is the remedy which has given the best results. 



PiRAS (L.). Presence de Stegomyia fasciata (calopus) dans le Port de 

 Ggnes et ses Environs. [The Occurrence of Stegomyia fasciata in 

 the Harbour and District of Genoa.] — Bull. Office Internat. d'Hyg. 

 Publique, Paris, ix, no. 4, April 1917, p. 485. [Abstract from 

 VIgieneModerna, January 1917, p. 1.] 



Large numbers of Stegomyia fasciata (cahpus) have been found in 

 the harbour of Genoa, both in ships and buildings, from June to 

 September. There has however never been an epidemic of yellow 

 fever either in the city or in the surrounding district. 



Bl.\nco Ledesma (D. a.). Dos nuevos Casos de Miasis. Miasis 

 ulcerosa — Sarcophaga carnaria. Miasis nasal — Lucilia homi- 

 nivorax o Chrysomyia macellaria. [Two new Cases of Myiasis. An 

 Ulcerous Myiasis due to Sarcophaga rxirnaria and a Nasal Myiasis 

 due to Chrysoynyia macellaria. \ — Gaceta Med. de Caracas 

 (Venezuela), xxiv, no. 9, 15th May 1917, pp. 79-80. 



A case of ulcerous myiasis is recorded due to the larvae of Sarcophaga 

 carnaria found in a sore for which the patient was in hospital. In the 



