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Johnston (T. H.) & Bancroft (M. J.). Notes on the Chalcid Parasites 

 of Muscoid Flies in Australia. — Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, Bris- 

 bane, xxxii, no. 2, 28th April 1920, pp. 19-30, 7 figs. [Received 

 November 1921.] 



The bulk of the information contained in this paper has been noticed 

 elsewhere [R.A.E., B, viii, 174]. 



Johnston (T. H.) & Bancroft (M. J.). The Life History of Habro- 

 nema in Relation to Musca domestica and Native Flies in Queens- 

 land. — -Proc. R. Soc, Queensland, Brisbane, xxxii, no. 5, 1st June 



1920, pp. 61-88, 7 figs. [Received November 1921.] 



Three Nematodes that infest the stomach of the horse in Queensland 

 are transmitted b}^ flies [R.A.E., B, vii, 118]. Of these, Habronema 

 muscae and H. megastoma may be transmitted by Musca domestica, 

 M. humilis, M. lusoria, M. terrae-reginae, M. hilli [cf. R.A.E., B, viii, 

 189], Pseudopyrellia, Sarcophaga misera, and probably other species of 

 Sarcophaga. Anastellorhina augnr has been experimentally infected 

 with Habronema, but apparently it does not normally transmit the 

 parasite. 



The larval development of //. microstoma occurs in Stomoxvs 

 calcitrans and Lyperosia exigiia is also suggested as a possible 

 intermediate host of this species. 



The parasitic larvae probably escape from the proboscis of the 

 insect host, whilst the latter is feeding round the horse's mouth, and 

 are swallowed with the saliva. The authors also consider that the 

 larvae are similarly liberated when the fly comes in contact with other 

 surfaces, e.g., the conjunctiva, where they may set up habronemic 

 conjunctivitis, or a sore, in which case they can cause a granuloma. 



Johnston (T. H.) & Bancroft (M. J.). Notes on the Life History of 

 certain Queensland Tabanid Flies. — Proc. R. Soc. Queensland, 

 Brisbane, xxxii, no. 10, 14th September 1920, pp. 125-131, 8 figs. 

 [Received November 1921.] 



The Tabanids dealt with are : Tabanus circumdatus, Wlk., T. palli- 

 pennis, Macq., T. batchelori, Tayl., and Silvins notatus, Ric. As a result 

 of observations made on the three last named during the summer of 

 1919-20 in Queensland, four weeks is considered to be a possible maxi- 

 mum period for pupation, but as this includes an unknown number 

 of days spent in the larval stage, the figure is merely an approximation. 



Johnston (T. H.) & Bancroft (M. J.). Tick Resistance in Cattle : 

 A Reply to Criticism.— Prac. R. Soc. Queensland, 1919, Brisbane, 

 xxxi, 20th January 1920, pp. 173-180. 



This is a reply to criticisms of the authors' work by Pound [R. A.E., 

 B., vii, 114], and substantially maintains their views already published 

 [R.A.E., B, vii, 112]. 



Hesse (E.). Ornithomyia aviciilaria, L., auf Sitta caesia, Wolf. — 

 Zeitschr. iviss. Insektenbiol., Berlin, xvi, no. 11-12, 15th November 



1921, p. 236. 



An example of the Hippoboscid, Ornithomyia avicularia, L., is 

 recorded from the nut-hatch, Sitta caesia. This bird has not previously 

 been recorded as a host of the fly. 



