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Arzt (L,). Ueber eine Epidemic von Ikterus infektiosus in Stid-Maze- 

 donien und Albanien. [An Epidemic of Icterus infectiosus in 

 South Macedonia and Albania.] — Wiener klinische Wochenschr., 

 Vienna, xxx, no. 6, 8th February 1917, pp. 189-191. 



Though unable to connect the epidemic of jaundice in Albania and 

 Macedonia with any definite species of mosquito, the author records 

 the great abundance of both Anophelines and Phlebotomus papatasii. 



Skinner (H.). Insects and War. — Entom. Neivs, Philadelphia, xxviii, 

 no. 7, July 1917, pp. 330-331. 



The necessity for adequate sanitary measures aud the control of 

 insect carriers of disease in the present war is emphasised. Some 

 striking figures are given showing the ])roportion of deaths among 

 soldiers from wounds and from disease in some of the recent campaigns, 

 e.g., in the Spanish- American war, only 454 Americans were killed, 

 while 5,277 died from disease, mostly from typhoid fever carried by 

 house-flies. Other diseases liable to be contracted by soldiers on 

 sei"vice through the agency of insect carriers are typhus fever, malaria, 

 yellow fever, tuberculosis, and many minor ailments. Hitherto, the 

 American Government has done very little to prevent a recurrence of 

 this enormous sacrifice of life. It has been suggested that a medical 

 entomologist should be stationed at each concentration camp. 



In a footnote to this paper it is stated that the Council of National 

 Defence is considering plans for utilising entomologists in the war ; 

 the present plan of the Council provides for a corps of entomologists 

 to be co-ordinated with the corps of sanitarians. 



Richardson (C. H.). The Domestic Flics of New Jersey. — New Jersey 

 Agric. Expt. Sta., New Brunswick, Bull. no. 307, 7th February- 

 1917, 28 pp., 18 figs. [Received 25th July 1917.] 



The species of flies frequenting human habitations in New Jersey 

 are dealt with in this bulletin. They are -.--Musca domestiai, (house- 

 fly), Sarcophagids or flesh-flies, including Ravinia comnuniis, Parker. 

 R. latisetosa. Parker, Sarcophaga helicis, Towns., and many other 

 species. Blow-flies and allied species include Calliphora erythro- 

 cephala, Meig., C. vonitoria, L., Cynomyia cadaverina, Desv., Luxyilia 

 sericata, Meig., L. caesar, L., Phormia regina, Meig., Stomoocys 

 calcitrans, L., Muscina sfabiduns, Fall., Famiia canicular is, L., Pollenia 

 rudis, F., Ophyra leucostonia, Wied., Se2Jsis vioktcea, L., and S. minuta, 

 Wied. Scenopinus j'enestralis, L., is predaceous on other insects and 

 therefore is beneficial rather than harmful. Drosophila- ampelophih. 

 Lw., and many others are occasionally found in houses. The feeding 

 habits and the breeding places of these species are described and the 

 usual recommendations for eradication are given. The paper includes 

 a key to the domestic flies of New Jersey. 



Imes (M.). The Sheep Tick and Its Eradication by Dipping. — V. S., 

 Dept. Agric, Washington, B.C., Farmer's Bull. no. 798, May 1917, 

 31 pp., 15 figs. 



This is a popular bulletin ^^Titten for the information of sheep owner's. 

 The life-history and habits of the sheep tick, MelopJiagus ovinu-s, 



