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NOTES ON SOME BLOOD-SUCKING AND OTHER ARTHROPODS 

 (EXCEPT CULICIDAE) COLLECTED IN MACEDONIA IN 1917. 



By James Waterston, Lieut. R.A.M.C, 

 Entomologist to the Malaria Commission, Salonika. 



In the course of the operations for controlling mosquitos on the Macedonian 

 front some time, necessarily limited, was devoted to collecting parasitic or noxious 

 arthropods, and a list is here given, more particularly of those affecting man. One 

 or two other noteworthy species are also recorded. 



Anoplura. 

 Trichodectes subrostratus, N. 



Very plentiful on a kitten, Kalamaria, 8, xii. 



Pediculus capitis, De G., P. humanus, L., and Phihirus pubis, L. 

 All occur. The last not commonly met with. 



Polyplax spinulosa, Burm. 



Several on a young rat, Kalamaria. 



Rhynchota. 

 Geocoris albipennis, F. 



Twice, at widely separated places, I was bitten by individuals of this species. 

 Fortunately, on the second occasion the insect was secured without damage. 

 Lahana, ix. 



Cimex lectularius, L. 



One of the pests of Macedonia ; only too common in wooden huts. This species 

 drops on one's bed from roofs, unless prevented by mosquito netting. 



Diptera. 

 Phlebotomus papatasii, Scop. 



Common at Kalamaria round electric lamps in huts, and also at Karasouli and 

 Cidemli ; on the Struma at Sakavca, etc. 



Phlebotomus perniciosus, Ann. 



5 (J 14 $, Karasouli and Kalamaria, viii. 



Simulium sp. 



In hill streams near Lahana, Paprat and Oreovica larvae of one or more species 

 of this genus were obtained, but attempts to rear the imago were unsuccessful. 



Pangonia marginata, F. 



$ (Capt. A. G. Carment). 

 Pangonia sp. 



<$, $, near variegata, F., but possibly representing two distinct species (Capt. 

 Treadgold). 



Chrysops coecutiens, L. 

 2 $, near Salonika, vii. 



Chrysops italica, Mg. 



$, Mikra, Experimental Farm, on donkey, vii. 



