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naw Setiedibles sad ea these were more deeply inserted 
t beneath the head with the elasticity of a bow, forcing 
ma libles into the wound until the obtuse maxillae were 
ded in the epidermis. When the proboscis was fully 
nserted the abdomen ceased for a time its lateral swinging. 
d ) acute pain was felt when the mandibles had half way 
ne 1 and subsequently during each distinct movement of 
abdor The swinging of the body continued at inter- 
: of one to three minutes during the first fifteen minutes. 
In the next twenty minutes the lateral movement ensued every 
_ eight minutes and toward the end of the process the abdomen 
moved once very slightly. After the first twenty minutes the 
sting of the biting was not discernible; indeed, after the first 
sensation of pricking the pain became duller. This was experi- 
“enced quite distinctly four times during the process. The 
gnlysintimation received that the parasite was pursuing its 
f bloody quest toward the end of the experiment was a feeble 
re thrust of the springy bow-like labium accompanied 
| ‘the feebler oscillations of the elevated abdomen, through 
the translucent walls of which could be discerned a peristal- 
: flow of blood, caudally from the pharynx. 
uring the prehensile function the antepygidial bristles 
5 eed once quite perceptibly, and the mid-tarsi maintained a 
4 constant rhythmic: acrial vibration. At the end of fifty-nine 
= the victim tired of maintaining the hand in one posi- 
= changed the attitude too abruptly, jarring the indus- 
re | flea, which quickly withdrew its proboscis by lowering 
i" re sat eg snd sinking thn head Seat 
_____ Prior to being bottled this untiring guest appeared much 
at the interference with its sanguinary feast. It 
~ wandered about seeking for another inviting spot—an oasis for 
i five day thirst. 
; A Cocxroacu New to tue Unrren Srates—Among some undeter- 
e was material from Arizona in the collection of the National Museum 
has turned up an adult female of Steleopyga rhombifolia Stoll. This 
' _ constitutes a new record for our fauna. The specimen was taken by 
_ “Mr. E. J. Oslar, at Nogales, Arizona, in 1905, June 14.—A. N. Caupett. 
