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INDEX. 



Platydactylus niauritcmicus (Geoko), 

 the reservoir of Oriental Sore, 127. 



pleuristriatus, Culex. 



Ploceus collaris, Passeromyia hetero- 

 chaeta in nests of, in the Belgian 

 Congo, 35. 



Plotz-OUtzki-Baer Bacillus, prob- 

 ably not the agent of typhus, 171. 



phimbeus, Anopheles. 



pluto, Tabanus. 



pluvialis, Haeniatopota. 



podagricus, Diachlorus. 



poeciloides, Girardinus. 



Poland, Tabanus bovinus harbour- 

 ing flagellates in, 11. 



Poliomyelitis, review of recent 

 literature of, 162 ; possibly 

 carried by flies, 49 ; probably 

 not transmitted by insects, 186. 



Pollenia rudis, in New Jersey, 145 ; 

 hibernation of, in U.S.A., 128. 



Pollenia stygia {Calliphora villosa), 

 bionomics of, in Australia, 6, 165. 



Pollenia villosa (see P. stygia). 



Polyplax calva, sp. n., on Cricetomys 

 gambianus, in Africa, 69. 



Porcupine, ticks on, in Montana, 

 80 ; new flea on, in Tunis, 87. 



j)orcu,s, Pota7)iochoerus. 



Port-of-Spain, control of mos- 

 quitos in, 17. 



Porto- Rico, mosquitos and dengue 

 in, 61 ; Margaropus aitnulatus 

 australis, in, 64. 



posticata, J anthinosoma. 



Potamochoerus choeropotamus, a 

 reservoir of Trypanosoma brucei 

 in Zululand, 172. 



Potannochoerus parens, Bhinoestrus 

 nivarleti infesting, 50. 



Potassium, salts of, in baits for 

 house-flies, 146. 



Potassium Carbonate, in formula 

 against mange on horses, 62, 108. 



Potassium Chloride, effect of, on 

 mosquito larvae, 103. 



Potassium Cyanide, not recom- 

 mended against house-fly larvae, 

 9 ; (see Hydrocyanic Acid). 



Potassium Pentasulphide, for disin- 

 fecting clothing against lice, 91 ; 

 in formulae against mange in 

 horses, 108. 



Potassium Polysulphide, against 

 mange in horses, 77. 



Potassium Soap, in preparation of 

 kerosene emulsion, 78. 



praeeox, Plasmodium. 



pratti, Cephenomyia. 



princeps, Bogeria. 



Principe, Tabanids harbouring 

 flagellates in, 11 ; relation between 

 Glossina palpalis and pigs in, 36. 



Prochyliza xanihosiomn, in houses 

 in North America. 192. 



Prolaelius glossina, sp. n., parasite 

 of Glossina morsitans in Nyasa- 

 land, 2. 



Protanopheles (see Anopheles). 



Proieosoma, infesting birds in 

 Russia, 85. 



Protoculex serratus, in Trinidad, 60. 



Protomelanoconion fusca (see Cya- 

 thomyia). 



Protosan, recommended against 

 Mai de Caderas, 110. 



prowazeki, Bickettsia. 



Pseudochirus herbertensis, Pygio- 

 psylla pavida on, in Australia, 41. 



Pseudograbhamia maculata, in India, 

 39. 



pseudopecten, Wyeomyia. 



pseudopictus. Anopheles. 



pseudopim et ipennis. Anopheles. 



PseudopiiidUa cornicina, synonymy 

 of, 41 ; found in nests of Bembex 

 spinolae, 74. 



pseudoscutellaris, Stegomyia. 



Pseudoskusea basalis, breeding 

 places of, in Australia, 68. 



Pseudouranotaenia roivlandi, in Tri- 

 nidad, 60. 



Psorophora, lutzi (see J anthinosoma). 



Psorophora saeva, in Trinidad, 60. 



Psorophora, scintillans, in Trinidad, 

 60. 



Psoroptes coinmunis, the cause of 

 sheep scab, 115, 118. 



Psoroptes communis vnr. caprae, 

 causing otacariasis in goats and 

 sheep in the Belgian Congo, 35. 



Ptilotis jyeniciUata, destroying blow- 

 flies in Australia, 165. 



pubis, Phthirius. 



pudicus, Ghrysops. 



pulchella, Haematopota. 



Pulex cheopis (sec Xenopsylla). 



Pulex hominis (see P. irritans). 



Pulex irritans, on rats in South 

 Annam, 51 ; on man in Australia, 

 41 ; possibly transmitting plague 

 in Ceylon, 150. 



Pulex rapt oris, sp. n., on Hystrix 

 cristatain Tunis, 87. 



Pulex serraticeps (see CtenocephaVus 

 canis). 



pumilus, Tabanus. 



punctata, Haemaphysalis ; Mone- 

 dula. 



punctimacula. Anopheles. 



punctothoracis, Ochlerotatus. 



jninctipennis. Anopheles. 



punctulatus. Anopheles. 



purpurea, Lucilia (see L. caesar). 



pxirpureus, Sabethinus. 



putoria, Chrysomyia. 



putris, Themia. 



Pycnosoma, parasitised by Nasonia 

 brevicornis, 158; (see also Chry- 

 somyia). 



