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may produce the rash. The remedy for this rash recommended by 

 Kirkland consists of : Carbohc acid, h drachm ; zinc oxide, h oz. ; 

 lime water, 8 oz. ; it should be well shaken and rubbed thoroughly 

 upon the affected parts. 



Brunetti(E.). Some Noxious Diptera from Galilee. — JI. Proc. Asiatic 

 Soc. Bengal, Ckilcutta, ix, no. 1, June 1913, pp. 43-45. 



The following species comprise the noxious Diptera, exclusive of the 

 OuLiciDAE, taken by N. Annandale in GaUlee : — Muscidae : 

 Miisca domestica, PhUaeuiatomijia insignis, Stomoxijs calcitrans, 

 Lyperosia minuta ; Hippoboscidae : Hippohosca equina. The most 

 troublesome flies at Tiberias and Nazareth in October are sand-flies 

 (Phlebotomus) ; they occur in large numbers, appearing at sunset. 

 They were found to breed in half -dried algae just above the water- 

 level on the sides of open cisterns. The two species found were 

 P. jMpatasii and minutus. At Tiberias, the flies occur apparently 

 throughout the yeai\ but at Damascus they are only troublesome in 

 the summer, disappearing by the end of October. A blood-sucking 

 Chironomid was also common at Tiberias in October. 



Edwards (F. W.). Tipulidae and Culicidae from the Lake of Tiberias 

 and Damascus. — Jl. Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, ix, no. 1, 

 1913, pp. 47-51. 



The following is a list of mosquitoes taken by N. Annandale at 

 Tiberias and Damascus ; two species are new : Anopheles palest inensis, 

 A. ciilici fades, Stegomyia fasciata, Culex modest us, C. pipiens, C. lati- 

 cinctus, s|). n., and Uranofaenia unguiculata, sp. n. 



Schmidt (R.). Die Salzwasserfauna Westfalens. [Salt water fauna 

 of Westphalia.] — Jahresber. Westfdl. Prov.-Ver. Wissens. Kunst, 

 Miinster, x\i, 1913, pp. 29-95. 



The following species of blood-sucking Diptera are mentioned in a 

 descriptive list of the fauna of the salt springs of Westphalia : Culex 

 dorsalis, C. pipiens, and Siniulium ntaculatum. 



Destruccion de las moscas. [Fly destruction.] — Gaceta Rural. Buenos 

 Aires, vii, no. 77, Dec. 1913, pp. 466-4(37. 



The following formulae are said to give effective results : (1) A 

 12 per cent, decoction of quassia chips is made by boiling for 5 to 10 

 minutes, and this is filtered through a cloth. Then a good quantity 

 of sugar or molasses is added and the mixture is spread on pieces of 

 blotting paper which are placed in the most infested places. The 

 paper should be kept damp by wetting it from time to time. (2) A 

 fly-catching paper may be made of Emetrico [?emetico^= tartar emetic] 

 1 part, honey 40 parts, and water 200 parts ; blotting paper is soaked 

 in this and placed in a plate, care being taken to keep the paper damp. 

 (3) Solutions made up of : Potassium bichromate 5 parts, sugar 15, 

 tincture of pepper 10, and water 60, all by weight, may be employed 

 in the same way. (4) To a strong decoction of quassia, a warm mixture 

 of turpentine 300 parts, poppy oil 150 parts, honey 60 parts, is 



