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ToTHiLL (J. D.). A study in the Variation in the North American 

 Green-bottle Flies of the genus Lucilia with Systematic Notes on 

 the Species involved.— Separate, dated June 1913, from the Ann. 

 Entom. Soc. America, Columbus, Ohio, vi, no. 2, pp. 241-256, 

 1 diagram. [Received 8th January 1917.] 



Examination of the examples of the genus Lucilia in the United 

 States National Museum has led to the following conclusions:-- 

 L. morilli. Town., = Pseudojiyrellia cornicina, F. ; L. nigripalpis, 

 Town., =L. sylvarmn, Meig. ; L.angustifrons, Tovfn., = an abnormal 

 specimen of L. caesar, L. ; L. giraulti. Town., and L. barberi. Town., 

 both =L. sericata, Meig. ; L. unicolor. Town., L. purpurea, Town., 

 L. australis, Town., and L. infuscata. Town., all =L. caesar, L. ; 

 L. infuscata, Town. (1 cotype), =Phormia regina, Meig. ; L. oculaia, 

 Town., (^ = /v. caesar, L. ; L. oculata. Town., $ = L. pilati, Hough. 



CooLEY (R. A.) & Parker (R. R.). Cattle Lice in Montana.— i2e^«. 



Montana Live Stock Sanitary Board and State Veter. Surgeon, 

 Helena, 1915-1916, pp. 19-21. [Received 17th January 1917.] 



Against lice on cattle the methods of treatment recommended 

 include :— dipping, which, when possible, is the most satisfactory, 

 spraying and hand application. For the first two methods tobacco 

 decoctions, kreso, and chloronaptholeum are suggested. The tobacco 

 decoctions should be used as specifically directed for the brand 

 employed ; kerosene preparations should not be applied in bright 

 sunshine. Kerosene and lard is used as a hand appUcation in eastern 

 Montana and is effective as a kiUing agent, but often results in the 

 loss of hair from the parts treated. The various treatments should 

 be repeated two or three times at one week or ten day intervals. 

 Severely infested animals should be isolated. 



Rothschild (Hon. N. C). Results of Dr. E. Mjoberg's Swedish Scientific 

 Expeditions to Australia, 1910-1913. V. Siphonaptera.— ylr/>;iv for 



Zoologi, Stockholm, x, nos. 1-2, 1916, 9 pp. 5 figs. [Received 

 19th January 1917.] 



The following fleas are recorded :—Zenojw//Wa cheopis, Roths., on 

 Perameles macrura ; Pulex irritans, L., on man ; Ctenocephalus felis, 

 Bch., on Aepryprymnus rufescens ; Pygiopsylla ochi. Roths., on 

 Triclwsurus sp. ; P. pavida, sp. n., on Petaurus breviceps, Pseu- 

 dochirus herberfensis and other hosts; P. solida, sp. n., o\\ Epimys 

 sp. ; P. hilli. Roths., on Perameles macrura; Leptopsylla musculi, 

 Duges, on Epimys chionogaster ; Stephanocircus dasyuri, Skuse 

 on Perameles sp. ; S. concinnus, sp. n., on Ejnmys sp. ; S. pectinipes, 

 Roths., on Epimys assimilis ; S. jarvisi, Roths., on Phascologale 

 sivainsoni ; S. simsotii. Roths., on Epimys velutinus. 



The American species originally placed in Stephanocircus are now 

 placed in the genus Craneopsylla, Roths. 



