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shaded situations. A variety of A. aconitus, found in positions often 

 much exposed to the sun, is more common than the t}^ical form in 

 running water ; in the other breeding-places the type predominates. 

 No information regarding breeding -places ;^s given in the case of the 

 larva of A. (M.) ininimus, Theo., which closely resembles that of the 

 above variety of A. aconitus. A. {Nyssorhynchufi) Diaculatus, Theo., is a 

 hill-species and its commonest breeding-places are hill-streams and 

 their springs, but it also occurs down to the sea-shore, even in somewhat 

 brackish water. A. (N.) karwari, James, has the same breeding-places 

 as A. maculatus. A. (Neomyzomyia) leucosphynis, Don., occurs in 

 stagnant shady pools in jungle and among nipa palms in coast villages ; 

 it does not breed in brackish water. A. (Myzomyia) indefinitus, Ludl., 

 is a muddy-M'ater Anopheline found in wagon-tracks, buffalo wallows 

 etc. It is connnon in sunny situations and occurs with A. {Myzomyia) 

 ludlowi, Theo., in brackish water, but is not so pronounced a salt-water 

 breeder. Near the coast A. ludlowi and its varieties generally avoid 

 dirty water and do not require shade. Inland it has been found in 

 fish-ponds in the mountain valleys in the west of Sumatra, in the Lake 

 of Manindjau and near Bandoeng, Java. Two types of A. {M.) rossi,. 

 Giles, occur (one resembling the larva of A. ludlowi and the other 

 that of A. indefinitus) in the same breeding-places as A. ludlowi, but 

 penetrate oftener and further inland. A. {Neomyzomyia) pimctulatus, 

 Don., is less common in very dirty water than A. {Cellia) kochi, Don., 

 or A. indefinitus. Sunny and shady breeding-places are equally 

 common. A. kochi, Don., is a true dirty-water species ; it is rare in 

 salt water and shows no preference for either sun or shade. The 

 breeding-places of a number of species are shown in tabular forn), the 

 relative frequency of the different larvae being indicated. 



Gabkiel, Beeteand & Dassonville. Sur le Traitement de la Gale 

 des Equldes par les Vapeurs de Chloropicrine. — C.B. hebdom. 

 Acad. Sci., Paris, clxix, no. 10, 8th September 1919, pp. 486-489^ 



The methods of treating mange in horses during the War by means of 

 fumigation are described [see this Revieiv Ser. B. vi, p. 42]. Owing to 

 the many drawbacks of this treatment experiments were undertaken 

 with chloropicrin gas. The animals were placed in chambers similar 

 to those used for sulphurous anhydride, and chloropicrin was sprayed 

 into them by means of a syringe at the rate of 1 oz. to each 50 cub. ft. 

 Care must be taken not to spray directly on to the skin of the horse as 

 this gives rise to irritation. Horses thus treated were left in the 

 chamber for 30 minutes and the treatment was repeated in about 2 to 3 

 weeks time. The head is treated with ointment containing 100 parts 

 by weight of vaseline to 2| by weight of chloropicrin. This treatment 

 has proved entirely successful. 



Mtttee (J. L.). Preliminary Report on an Investigation into the 

 Breeding Places of Phlehotomus {jmpatasH and minutus) in Lahore. 

 — Indian Jl. Med. Research, Calcutta, vi, no. 4, April 1919, pp. 

 452-461. [Received 6th October 1 919.] 



Previous literature on the subject of breeding-places of Phlehotomus 

 is reviewed. The investigations here described included the examin- 

 ation of varied material collected from the sides of drains, rubbish 



