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BUFFALO GNATS ( Simulium sp.) 
Texas. H. M. Brundrett (July 11 ) : Thousands of larvae of all sizes and 
pupae, found "breeding in falls at Torn Nunn Crossing, on the Nueces 
River. (July 28): Following a 6-foot rise of the Nueces, no larvae 
or pupae found at the falls. (August 13): Larvae, none more than 
one-fourth full size, again present on the rocks of the falls "by 
thousands. No pupae present. 
POULTRY 
STICKTIGHT FLEA ( Echidncphaga gall inace a Westw. ) 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (September 20): Reported on chickens at Snow, 
Pushmataha County. 
FOWL TICK ( Argas miniatus Koch) 
Oklahoma. F. A. Fenton (September 20): Reported on chickens at Weatherford, 
Custer County. 
SHEEP AND GOAT 
SHEEP BOTFLY ( Oestris ovis L.) 
Georgia. A. L. Brody (September 19)' Eight out of 11 goat heads dissect- 
ed at Valdosta during the last month contained larvae of the nose bot. 
All stages from first- to third-instar larvae collected. 
Texas. .0, G, Babcock (August 2l): Flies on the increase for the last 2 
weeks. Considerable activity noticed at Sonora. 
RABBITS 
RABBIT TICK ( Haemaphy sal i s lepor is - palustris Pack.) 
Texas. _ H. M. Brundrett (August ]> 0 ) : During August all stages of rabbit 
ticks were found to be abundant on jack rabbits and cottontails taken 
in the vicinity of Uvalde. 
HOUSE HCLD AND STO RED-PRODUCTS INSECTS 
ANTS (Formicidae) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (September 23) : Generally present in the State in 
houses and on lawns. 
Florida. E. A. Back (September): Ants collected in June at St. Leo have 
been identified as Camponotus abdominal is subsp. floridanus Buckley, 
(nesting in clay soil and extending nest into hollow of dead giant 
bamboo, perforating nodes to permit use of adjoining hollow spaces). 
Second colony in decoying camphor stump. Abundant about buildings 
and grpunds feeding on dead insects and sweets were Dorymyrmex 
