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Delanoe (P.). Existence de Phlebotomns 2^apat(isu, Scopoli, h Maza- 

 gan. [The Existence of Phlebotomns jmpatasn, Scopoli, at 

 Mazagan.]"-5wZZ. Sac. Path. Exot., Paris, ix, no. 10, 1916, 

 pp. 762-763. 



During June and July, 1915, the author observed five examples 

 of PUebotomus papatasii at Mazagan, some of which were taken 

 near the beds of patients in the field ambulances, after a meal of 

 blood. This species was not observed during 1916, but the author's 

 time was spent mainly in the field. It is possible that dengue, or 

 three-day f evei:, may occur at Mazagan ; one case, which lasted the 

 typical three days, is described. This is apparently the first time 

 that Phlebotomus has been recorded on the western coast of Morocco. 



RouBAUD (E.) & Van Saceghem (R.). Observations sur quelques 

 Insectes et Acariens Parasites du Detail au Congo Beige, [Observa- 

 tions on some Insect and Acarine Parasites of Cattle in the Belgian 

 Congo.]— Bw^^. Soc. Path. Exot., Paris, ix, no. 10, 1916, 

 pp. 763-767. 



Among larvae producing animal myiases in the Lower Congo, 

 the gastric Oestrids found included Cobboldia loxodontis and 

 C. chrysidiformis in elephants. From the stomachs of asses were taken 

 larvae that produced adults closely alUed to Gastrophilus asininus, 

 which the authors consider to be a geographical race of G. intestinalis. 

 Muscids included Pycnosoma bezzianum, Vill. The myiasis caused 

 by this fly is common in cattle at Zambi. Rovere expressed the 

 opinion that the eggs of this insect are deposited direct on to the 

 skin, but in the case of the observations at Zambi there was always 

 a pre-existing woimd. The myiasis due to Lucilia arg^jrocephala, 

 Mcq., was found not only in mammals, including man, but also in 

 birds. In the nests of Plocens collaris, pupae of Passeromtjia hetero- 

 chaeta, Vill., were found, as well as L. argyrocephala. The association 

 of these two species is probably not accidental, as the wounds caused 

 by the bites of the larvae of ^Passerormjia in young birds obviously 

 provide the necessary opportunity for the parasite causing myiasis. 



The principal biting insects collected at Zambi included : the 

 Tabanids, Haematopota perturbans, Edw., the role of which in the 

 probable transmission of Trypanosoma cazalboiii has already been 

 described [see this Review, Ser. B, v, p. 13] ; Tabanus canus, Karsch ; 

 T. ditaeniatus, Mcq. ; T. pluto, Wlk. ; T. par, Wlk. ; T. bigutattus, 

 Wied. ; T. taeniola, P. de B. ; Stomoxys calcitrans, L. ; and Lyperosia 

 pallidipes, Roub. The flea, Dermatophilus penetrans, L., is a serious 

 scourge among pigs, and Echidnophaga gallinacea on poultry. The lice, 

 Haematopinus suis, L., on pigs, H. eurysternus, Nitzsch, on oxen, 

 and H. tubercidatus, Grib., on a buffalo imported from Italy, are 

 recorded. The mite, Psoroptes communis var. caprae, causes 

 otacariasis in goats and sheep. Dermanyssus gallinae and Cnemid- 

 ocoptes mutans are common on poultry, and Chorioptes equi, Her., 

 on horses. Among ticks collected on animals at Zambi were 

 Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Neum., R. simus, Koch, R. capensis, 

 Koch, Amblyomma variegatum, F., A. splendidum, Gieb., and 

 Margaropus anmdatus, Say. Amblyomma tholloni, Neum., was 

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