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He stated that they were taken from tiilin bulbs grown in the State of 
Washington. I examined -the- material myself. Only apterous individuals 
rere collected "but fortunately I have some mounted r r* tyoes of this 
species which, appear to be R, tuliuelia and they comoare well. 
3ULE KITS (R hizoglyphus hya cinth! Ed-. ) 
Nebraska. K. H. Swenk (April 20 to May 20): Tulip bulbs infested wi1 
bulb mites were received on May h from Gage and Saline Counties. 
INSECTS ATTACKING MAN AND 
DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
MAN 
EYE GNATS ( Hj prelates spp. ) 
Florida. 2. C. Cushin (May j?l): A rather severe outbreak of eye- 
occurred in Orange County earl" in May. 
FUNNIES ( Culicoides spp.) 
Indiana. J. -J. Davis (May 25): On May lb uunkies were reported from Lg 
Forte, where they were exceedingly annoying. They first amoeared this 
suring the last of April or the first of May. The correspondent re- 
ports that they caused a great deal of annoyance last year. 
THOFICAL RAT MITE ( Liponyssus bacoti Hirst.) 
North Carolina.. R. W. Lei"b- (May ?5)s ?- ie complaint of the tropical rat 
mite attacking man at Pinehurst is the fourth in the past 12 months 
from as many points in North Carolina. 
BLACK WIDOW SFIDER ( Latrodectus aactar.s Fab.) 
South Carolina. V*. C. Nettles and F. Sherman (hay 27): Many renorts of 
severe poisoning from bites of this s"oi r lave been received. 
Alabama. J. h. Robinson (May 2U): The hour-glass G"oi 'has been reported 
as biting two human bei" . ■ t Dothan. Both were affected s r 
not fatally, 
Mississippi. C, Lyle (May '<?'■'): On account of conside - newspaper pub- 
licity re • r Li lg one or two case:- re "oeo^le had ' L. 
mactans , there has been a great deal of interest i t snider in all 
sections of the State and many specimens have been r iden- 
tification. 
