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It is iuterestino' to note that one or two new species of mosciuitos 

 belono'ing- to a g'eniis prevalent in the East and Malay States were 

 found in the Northern Territory. This seems to point to the 

 fact that an introduction of insects from the East is taking place. 



Taylor (F. H.). Description of Mosquitos Collected during the 

 Expedition of 1911. — Bulletin of Xorthcni Ternturtj. :No. la. 

 July, 1912. pp. 25-36. 



The following is the list : — 



Anopheles (MyzorhyncJius) bancrufti, Giles. — Common. 

 Toxorliynchitex speciosa, Skuse. — 1 at Darwin. 

 Mucidus alternans, Westw. — 1 at Darwin. 

 Stegoinyia fasciata, F. — 12, all at Dnrwin. 

 Culex quinqucvittatus, Say (fatiyans, A\'ied.) — 12 at Darwin. 

 Culex parvus, sp. n. 

 Culex palpalis, sp. n. 



Culicelm annulirostrU, Skuse. — Specimens taken _ closely 

 resemble both Skuse's and Theobald's descriptions but 

 may prove to be a distinct species. 

 Culicelm ? alhoannulata, Macq. — 1 damaged specimen. 

 Culicelsa alhirosfris, Macq. — 1 damaged specimen, probably 



of this species. 

 Chrysoconops acer, AValk. — Widely distributed from Darwin 



to New Zealand. 

 Mamonioides (Mansonia) unifonnis, Theo.- From 6 locali- 

 ties. 

 Danielsia niinuta, sp. n. 

 Danielsia alhoannulata, sp. n. 

 Aedomyia vcnustijjes (?) Skuse. 

 Dr. C. l! Strangman, in charge of the expedition, collected a 

 number of ticks infesting the Brama cattle. All were ft)und to 

 agree well with Boophilua australis, Fuller, the Australian cattle 

 tick, as described and figured by Salmon and Stiles, Bureau, 

 xVnimal Ind., F.S.A. Ann. Eep. 1900, p. 426. 



Hesse. Parasitic Mould of the House 'Ely.— Brit. Med. Jl. 

 4th Jan. 1913. p. 41. 

 Mr. Hesse a year or two ago began the investigation of Evipusa 

 inu-scae and in the beginning of July last sent to the Local 

 Government Board a sample of what he believed to be a success- 

 ful attempt to cultivate this organism. The Board caused the 

 specimens to be examined by Dr. J. Bernstein, who reported 

 that the organism present was, in fact, Empusa muscae. In the 

 same month Mr. Hesse succeeded in killing 3 species of fly, 

 Sto/noxys calcitran.^, Musca doinestica and Fannin canicularis , 

 by feeding them on food impregnated with this artificial culti- 

 vation, (the first of these facts was recorded by Mr. Hesse in 

 the English Mechanic and World of Science for 12th July, 

 1912, and a somewhat inaccurate version of this communica- 

 tion was published shortly afterwards in the American press). 



