﻿218 C, W. HOWARD— INSECTS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INJURIOUS, ETC. 



Glossina morsitans, Westw, Fly-belts are found in the following districts: 

 Mozambique, Zambesia, Tete and the districts of the Companhia do Nyassa and 

 Companhia de Mocambique. 



Glossina pallidipes, Aust. Found in company with the previous species in the 

 Zambesia district. 



Glossina brevipalpis, Newst. Has been found only in one locality of the 

 Zambesia district and in one region in the district of the Companhia de 

 Mocambique. 



The distribution of the species of Glossina has been discussed in a previous 

 article in this Bulletin (vol. II, pp. 39-42). 



Family Oestridae. 



Gastrophilns equi, Clark. 



Hypoderma lincata, Vill. Specimens of larvae sent to Washington were 

 pronounced by Mr. Nathan Banks as being identical with the larvae of this 

 species. 



Family Hippoboscidae. 



Hippobosca rufipes, Olf. This fly, while occurring commonly in the higher 

 country of the Transvaal, does not seem to frequent the costal region to any 

 extent, its place being taken by the following species. 



Hippobosca maculata, Leach. Found everywhere in the Province. It is often 

 very numerous and causes severe annoyance to cattle. I have taken it at 

 Lourenco Marques, Komati-poort, Tossy, Umbelnsi, Mambone, Beira, and about 

 the Zambesi River. 



Lynckia rufipes, Macq. Found on Strix flammea at Umbelnsi, June, 1909. 

 Echestypus paradoxus, Newst. From an owl.* 



Lipoptena cervi, L. Sent in from the Nyassa district ; no host mentioned. 

 Austen has recorded the species as having been found on a "duiker."f 



[It seems desirable to take this opportunity of giving a complete list to date of 

 the species of blood-sucking flies recorded from Portuguese East Africa, and 

 therefore those which have not been referred to by Mr. Howard are added here. 

 In his " African Blood-sucking Flies, " Mr. E. E. Austen records : — 

 Pangonia rondanii, Bert., P. rostrata, L., P. v-album, Sure, P. zonata. Wlk., 

 Dia.tomincura pallidipennis, Ric., Tabanus liventipes, Sure, T. thoracinus, P. de 

 B., T. subelongatus, Macq., Haematopota mactans, Aust., and H. niveipes, Sure. ; 

 and subsequently Senhor J. de O. S. de Azevedo forwarded Tabanus lavera?ii, 

 Sure, to the British Museum, from Lourenco Marques. 



Further, the Entomological Research Committee have received Nyssorhynchus 

 pharoensis, Theo., and Mucidus mucidus, Karsch, from Lourenco Marques 

 (Dr. J. F. Sanf Anna) ; and Tabanus nyasae, Ric, T. maculatissimus, Macq., 

 and Dorcaloemus compactics, Aust., from the Zambesia District {.Dr. A. de 

 Soveral). — Ed.] 



* [The occurrence of this species upon an owl is remarkable ; normally, it is a common 

 parasite on bushbuck and duiker. — Ed.] 



f [When recording the single specimen thus obtained of this European species, Mr. Austen 

 suggested that it might have been imported into the Transvaal with remounts, during the war, 

 the insect having been obtained in February, 1901. It is more difficult to account for the 

 occurrence of the species in Portuguese Nyassa. — Ed.] 



