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NuTTALL (G. F. H.). Spirochaetosis. — rtimsifolof/y, x, no. 4, 

 Jan. 1913, pp. 262-274. 



A useful resume of our present laiowledo-e of this disease and 

 of the ticks and insects which transmit it. 



Vand7:ei.tst (P. H.). Notes sur quelqiies maladies des animaux 

 domestiques dans le Bas-Congo. [Notes on diseases of domestic; 

 iinimnls on the Lower Congo.] — Rerve Zonl. Afriraine, ii, 

 pt. 2, 15th Feb. 191?,, pp. 167-170. 



At Kimpako the goats, to the number of 40, were all attacked by 

 mange, very probably Sarcoj)tes scnhiei, var. ca/prae. They 

 succumbed rapidly and many had to be killed. The remainder 

 were considerably emaciated and their liair came oif. Mange of 

 the ear-ducts is not rare among the goats of the Kisantu region ; 

 it is due to Psoroptes equi var. capme, as Prof. Gedoelst has 

 shown. This mange is not dangerous if animals attacked are 

 carefully tended at the beginning of infection. Chorioptea 

 capme, called by the natives makumnza also produces a mange. 

 Makwanza is also the term used for human mange, a very 

 common, but usually not dangerous disease. 



As a general treatment mangy animals should be lathered 

 freely with black soap, and then immersed in an arsenical dip. 

 In mange of the ear-passages, it is necessary to take off the crusts 

 which obstruct the ear; these are often very hard, but may be 

 softened with palm oil. After this operation the ear should be 

 bathed with a mixture of equal parts of palm oil and petroleum. 



Bequaet^t (J.). Cono.<ifir/wvs rodhaini, sp. n., Proctotrypide 

 endoparasite des pupes de Glossfna palpaJh. {Conosfiumns 

 rndhaini, sp. n., a Proctotrypid endoparasite of Ghtsaina 

 palptalis pupae.] — Revue Zool. Africalne, ii, pt. 2, 15th Feh. 

 1913, pp. 253-257, 1 plate. 



In 1906, in Uganda, Bagshawe found pupae of Glossinn paljmlix 

 each pierced witli a small hole from which a parasite had escaped, 

 Init neither lie nor later observers succeeded in obtaining the 

 insect. The hymenopterous parasite obtained from G. palpalh 

 pupae at Katanga is a Proctotrypid of tlie sub-family CERAniEO- 

 NiNAE, Numerous species of the genus Cotiosfir/mns are known in 

 Europe and America, but no other has been described from the 

 African Continent. Certain species are parasitic on the larvae 

 of Syrphids and Cecidomyids and others are myrmecophilous ; 

 Hartig described some which had been obtained from the larvae 

 of a beetle (Bostryrhvs). From a single pupa received from 

 Bukama (Katanga) six of these parasites developed; nevertlieless 

 the insect must be very rare, for this was the only infested pupa 

 out of 400 received. 



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