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that dust bins are the principal cause of flies in London ; this was 

 also the opinion of Dr. E. H. T. Nash, who further emphasised the fact 

 that not only should dust be collected daily, but that it should be 

 burnt as soon after collection as possible, in order to destroy eggs and 

 larvae. Dr. C. E. Shelley stated that at a certain public school, 

 epidemics had broken out in successive years, as a consequence of the 

 fields in the neighbourhood being covered by manure and rubbish 

 from London ; it was noted that shortly after the spreading of this 

 manure a great increase in the number of house flies occurred. A 

 large sum had been spent in buying up the fields in the vicinity of the 

 institution, with the result of a marked freedom from the epidemic. 



Taylor (F. H.). The Culicidae of Australia. — Trans. Entom. Soc, 

 London, 1913, pt. 4, 31st Mar. 1914, pp. 683-708. 



This paper contains descriptions of three new genera and seventeen 

 new species of Culicidae, and new records for several previously 

 described forms. The new genera are Calomyia, Caenocephalus and 

 Dixomi/ia ; the new species are distributed among the following 

 genera : 1 Calomyia, 1 Grabhamia, 6 CuUcada, 2 Leucomyia, 2 Cidicelsa, 



1 Caenocephalus, 1 Chrysoconops, 1 Dixomyia, and 2 Uranotaenia. 



OocKERELL (T. D. A.). Dermatohid in Guatemalsi.— Entomologist, 

 London, xlvii, no. 611, Apr. 1914, p. 131. 



The finding of a species of Dermaiohia at Quirigua, Guatemala, is 

 recorded. The larva of the Dipteron was found in an Indian, under 

 the skin of the arm, causing great pain. The species corresponds with 

 D. cyaniventris. 



Simpson (J. J.). Entomological Research in British West Africa : V. 

 Gold Coast. — Bidl. Entom. Research, London, v, pt. 1. April 1914, 

 pp. 1-36, 4 pi. 1 map. 



This is a general account of the Gold Coast, its physical configuration, 

 vegetation and climate, followed by a detailed narrative of the 

 expedition in which are given the species of blood-sucking insects 

 met with in various locahties, including the records of captures bv 

 previous workers. Of these the Diptera include 70 species of Culicidae, 



2 of Chironomidae, 1 of Simuliidae, 2 of Psychodidae, 45 of 

 Tabanidae, 18 of Muscidae and 2 of Hippoboscidae ; besides these 

 1 species of bug, 4 of fleas and 10 of ticks were found. 



The insect-borne diseases prevalent in the Gold Coast are discussed. 

 After referring to malaria, the author states that yellow fever is far from 

 uncommon and that Stegomyia fasciafa is widely distributed, though 

 most common among the coast towns. Sleeping sickness is more 

 prevalent in the Gold Coast than in any other British Colony in West 

 Africa ; Ashanti is the chief centre of the disease, but it occurs over 

 a wide area ; the author thinks that the only way to get rid of tsetse 

 in the present state of our knowledge of the bionomics of these flies 

 is to clear the bush around villages. 



A serious outbreak of plague occurred in the Gold Coast in 1908-9, 

 but was effectually stamped out ; every precaution is taken to destroy 

 rats and other vermin which might harbour the carrier, XenopsyUa 



