MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. ‘} 685. 
Deer Gap-FLIES:—Pharyugomyia picta,Cephenomyia rusibarbis— These are the 
Gad-flies attacking the deer in England; probably some closely-allied species 
will be found in India. The habits of the perfect insect of C. rufibarbis are 
similar to those of Hypoderma. 
Col. Bingham obtained (flying round a baggage yak in Native Sikhim, 7294) 
a Gad-fly allied to Wicrocephalus preywalskiji, Portschinsky but probably a new 
species. Microcephalus appears to be allied to Hypoderma, and is, therefore, 
probably a Warble-fly. 
~D. Larve—Parasitic beneath the skin of rodents :— 
Cutiterebra—No species recorded from the oriental’region. 
E. Habits of larva unknown :— 
Therobia abdominalis—Most unknown. 
All Gad-flies are said to frequent bare places on the summits of moun- 
tains, 
Verb. Sap.—It is useless attempting to catch Gad-flies round domestic 
animals with a white butterfly net. 
Notes on the Preservation of Specimens, Larve, &c. 
When possible, it is desirable to obtain specimens of all stages, egg, larva, 
pupa and imago, Larve and pupz are best preserved in weak spirit (€6 p.c. 
alcohol). 
The perfect insect should be killed in the Cyanide botile. And here a word 
of warning. Do not kill the fly 00 soon after emergence from the pupa, as the 
integument will not have hardened, and the specimen will be under-coloured 
(teneral) ; on the other hand, do not leave your specimens too long, for they will 
knock themselves to pieces in the breeding cage. Experience alone will tell 
the proper time, 
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Gstride brought home in glass-bottomed boxes often knock off the tips of 
their wings, They should, therefore, after capture, be at once stupified in the 
Cyanide bottle and then placed in ihe box. If left loose in the bottle the 
pubescence gets matted and the specimen spoilt, Gear required. Butterfly net 
(green gauze bag) any pattern, glass-bottomed boxes (nested, 4 or 95 sizes), 
Cyanide bottle, glass tubes (nested) for larve and pupz, alcohol, discs cut 
out of 3-sheet Bristol board with a 20-bore wad-cutter (rectangular strips cut 
out of visiting cards, &c.,do just as well), Kirby and Beard’s No, 5 entomolo- 
gical pins. Having caught your fly take one of your discs, write locality, date, , 
and any other item of interest on it, pin the insect about half way up the | 
pin, thrust the cattu through the disc, arrange the legs on the card, 
and try to get the wings symmetrical, but do not attempt to set like a 
lepidopteron, it is enough to allow for all parts being easily examined, 
particularly coxe, &e, Insects deteriorate rapidly in India from damp,. 
&c., and as good specimens are desirable it is advisable to send home _ 
small consignments—‘ little and often,’ rather than big lots ‘at long. 
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