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Dyar (H. G.). a Note on Argentine Mosquitos (Diptera, Cullcidae). — 



Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, Washington, B.C., vii, no. 4-6, 

 April-June 1919, pp. 85-89. 



A list is given of the mosquitos recorded as occurring in Argentina. 

 Several of these species have been examined by the author, who adds 

 notes on the following : — Culex pipiens, L., of which C. flavipes, Macq., 

 is a synonym, the identity being easily established from the genitalia ; 

 C. bonariensis, Brethes, a distinct species of true Culex ; C. hrethesi, 

 sp. n., previously described as the male of Aecles lynchii, Brethes, 

 which latter may prove to be a synonym of A. (Hetewnycha) dolosa, 

 Lynch Arribdlzaga ; A. albifasciatus, Macq., of which the male geni- 

 talia are described ; Janthmosoma (PsoropJiora) ohlita, Lynch Arri- 

 bdlzaga, and J. centmle, Brethes, both of which are synonyms of 

 J. posticata, Wied. 



Miller (D.). Some Noteworthy Flies affecting Live-stock.— iVew; 

 Zealand Jl. Agric, Wellington, xviii no. 1, 20th January 1919, 

 pp. 10-14, 13 figs. [Received 14th April 1919.] 



There is no record of any indigenous fly attacking domestic animals 

 in New Zealand, a fact probably due to the absence of any suitable 

 mammalian hosts before the advent of Europeans. Steps should 

 nevertheless be taken to guard against the possibility of native species 

 developing injurious habits. 



Pollenia stygia (villosa) (golden-haired blow-fly) is a native of 

 Australia and does not breed only upon the wool of sheep, but in any 

 decaying matter (particularly animal), the wool-blowing habit being 

 apparently recently acquired. In New Zealand it is a very abundant 

 species, often found in houses, where it infests meat. On sheep the 

 maggots move from the blowh wool and burrow into the skin, and 

 may sometimes enter the vagina of ewes, and in cases of footrot they 

 often occur in the feet. Pupation takes place in some sheltered 

 spot upon or in the ground. 



Lucilia sericata (greenbottle fly), Calliphora erythrocephala (European 

 blue-bottle) and C. quadrimacidata (New Zealand blue-bottle) are 

 species of blow-flies that should be closely observed in regard to the 

 possible damage to wool. 



Blood-sucking flies include Stomoxys calcitrans and a closely allied 

 species found in large numbers in the vicinity of water at Auckland, 

 and also the Hippoboscid, Meloplmgus ovinus (sheep tick or ked), 

 the life-history of which has already been noticed [see this Review, 

 Ser. B, V, p. *191]. 



RoDHAiN (J.). Observations m^dicales recueillies parmi !es Troupes 

 coloniales beiges pendant leur Campagne en Afrique Orientale. 

 1914-1917. [Medical Observations made among the Be'gian 

 Colonial Troops during their Campaign in East Africa. 1914- 

 1917.]— 5mZZ. Soc. Path. Exot, Paris, xii, no. 3, 12th March 1919, 

 pp. 137-158, 2 figs. 



Among the diseases to which Belgian colonial troops in East Africa 

 were liable during their campaign in 1914 were several that are insect- 

 borne. The whole of the ex-German territory of East Africa is uniformly 



