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VoGEL (R.). Bemerkungen uber das Vorkommen von Anophelesmticken 

 in Pferdestallen und uber die Vertilgung von Anopheleslarven. 



[Remarks on the Occurrence of Anopheles in Stables and on the 

 Extermination of their Larvae.] — Miinchener Med. Wochenschr., 

 Munich, Ixiv, no. 46, 13th November 1917, p. 1509. 



It has been recently stated that whilst Anophehnes are found in 

 cowsheds, they avoid stables. The author has however often found 

 them in stables on part of the Western Front. They were always 

 present in dark unclean stables where there were many wooden 

 beams. In a small area, with a radius of about 400 yards, 

 infestation had arisen owing to the presence of numerous fire 

 buckets, which proved excellent breeding places. By covering the 

 water with a layer of Saprol all the larvae were killed and further 

 oviposition was prevented. 



DoFLEiN (F.). Ueber mazedonische Anophelinen und ihre Bedeutung 

 fur die Verbreitung der Malaria. [Macedonian Anophelines and 

 their Role in the Spread of Malaria.] — Milnchetier Med. 

 Wochenschr., Munich, Ixv, no. 1, 1st January 1918, pp. 17-18. 



Owing to the mountainous character of the country Anophehnes 

 are found throughout the warm weather in Macedonia, since water 

 is foimd in the hills when all pools lower down have dried up. 

 Anopheles macidipennis, Mg., occurs everywhere, and A. palestinensis, 

 Theo. {superpictus, Gt.) is very abundant in certain regions, especially 

 in the Vardar valley. The former is the commoner and the usual 

 malaria carrier. A. palestinensis breeds not only in pools and rain 

 tanks, but also in streams, and the larvae are found both in running 

 water and still pools. 



It is probable that all European species of Anophelines occur in 

 the Balkans. In Rumania A. maculipennis, A. sinensis var. 

 pseudopicUis and A. bifvrcatxs have been found. 



SiKORA (H.). Zur Kleiderlaus-Kopflausfrage. [The Body- and 

 Head-Louse Question.] — Arch. f. Schiffs- u. Tropen-Hygiene, 

 Leipzig, xxi, no. 16, September 1917, pp. 275-284, 3 figs. 



Careful measurements of head- and body- lice of different strains 

 were made in order to ascertain the morphological differences between 

 these two species. The average dimensions of Pediculus capitis are 

 smaller than those of P. humanus (vestimenti). Furthermore there 

 are differences in the shape of the abdomen and in the colouring, and 

 in the formation of the femora, tibiae and tarsi of the first pair of legs 

 in the males. 



Normal head-Hce, bred on the human arm, showed after the fourth 

 and fifth generations the morphological pecuharities and average 

 dimensions of the body-louse. It is difficult to say why lice living 

 on the head should become smaller, but it may possibly be due to 

 slight dift"erences in the character of smooth and hairy skin which 

 affects nutrition, or to differences in temperature. The author does 

 not beUeve it possible to find long-haired persons infested with body- 

 lice, who are free from head-lice. 



