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Miller (D.). A remarkable Mosquito, Opifex fuscus, Hutton. — Bull. 

 Ent. Res., London, xiii, pt. 1, May 1922, pp. 115-126, 24 figs. 



In view of the remarkable characters of the adult and pre-adult 

 stages of the mosquito, Opifex fitscus, Hutton [K.A.E., B, ix, 133], 

 a new subfamily, Opificinae, is proposed for its reception. An account 

 is given of these stages with a revised outline of the generic characters. 

 0. fuscus is restricted to the rocky coast line in New Zealand, breeding 

 in semi-saline pools left by high tides. A large number of adults 

 emerge in the early spring, having passed the winter as larvae or pupae. 

 The larvae are carnivorous and cannibals. According to H. B. Kirk, 

 the eggs are laid singly upon rocks. 



Noc ( — ) . Role des Mouches en Pathologie intestinale. Prophylaxie. — 



Bull. Soc. Mcd.-Chiruyg. Frangaise dc I'Ouest-Afr., Dakar, x, 

 no. 10, December 1920, pp. 280-283. 



•"^During an epidemic of bacillary and amoebic dysentery at Dakar 

 in 1920, an increase in the number of flics was noted. Flies captured 

 in the native hospital did not harbour amoeboid cysts, but one taken 

 near the latrines had in its proboscis a number of living filariform 

 larvae that were not identified. Some fly larvae taken on a patient 

 were behaving like those found in cuticular myiasis — in a position 

 perpendicular to the skin and making efforts at suction. Though 

 these two isolated observations do not permit of any general 

 conclusion, they may indicate the beginning of a new habit, such as 

 may lead to variations in a species, or be the beginning of a new form 

 of parasitism. 



Noc ( — ) & NoGUE ( — ). Un nouveau Cas de Poroc^phalose humaine. — 



Btill. Soc. Med.-Chirurg. Frangaise de I'Ouesi-Afr., Dakar, x, 

 no. 10, December 1920,^ pp. 284-286. 



A fatal case of internal infestation by the larvae and nymphs of 

 an Arachnid, Porocephaliis armillatus, is described. 



Luisi ( — ). La Maladie du Sommeil au Togo et partieulierement dans 

 le Cercle de Klouto, anciennement Misahoh6. — Bidl. Soc. Med.- 

 Chirurg. Frangaise de I'Ouest-Afr., Dakar, iii, no. 16, June 1921, 

 pp. 94-102. 



Sleeping sickness is a widespread disease in French Togoland. 

 Glossina palpalis occurs not only in its usual habitat but on the grassy 

 steppes and even in houses. The conclusions of former German 

 observers in Togo on the whole agree with these findings. This 

 widespread distribution of G. palpalis renders doubtful the success of 

 measures against it. 



Mesnil (F.). La " Flagellose " ou " Leptomoniase " des Euphorbes et 

 des Asclepiadac6es. — Ann. Sci. Nat., Paris, 10th Ser., Bot., iii, 

 1921, pp. xlii-lvii, 4 figs. 



The historj', geographical distribution, action and morphology 

 of the flagellates occurring in the latex of Euphorbia and Asclepiadaceae 

 are reviewed. 



The suggestion is made that the flagellates of plants have possibly 

 strayed from their normal insect hosts and, finding a good culture 

 medium, have acquired definite characteristics. 



