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Iowa c - J. .Drake (August 29): Fleas, largely cat and dog, 
have "been very -abundant in Iowa this year. They seem 
to be pretty widely distributed and in several instances 
were extremely abundant in the basement and first floor 
of homes. 
PUSS CATERPILLAR ( Hegalo-oyge .p-oer cular is S. & A. ) 
Mississippi R. W, Earned (September 33);: Larvae of Hegalop2 r ge, 
probably p-oer cularis . have attracted considerable atten- 
tion throughout the State during the past month. 
A ~ATSR BUG- (Corixidae) 
Haiti R. C. Smith (Augast 23): An unusual flight of a small 
corixid -'as observed at lights at Petiomville on Augast 
28. Residents stated that they had never seen it before. 
They swarm around the lights and then drop to the floor 
or table, making it impossible to sit or eat near a light. 
So far as is known, it occurred only one night. Many 
specimens have been sent to Yungerford for determination. 
CATTLE 
STABLE PLY ( Stomoxys calcitrrns L. ) 
Nebraska M. H. Swenk (September 3): Annoyance to cattle contin- 
ued daring August, but not so severely as during July. 
HORN PLY ( Haematobia irritans L.) 
C-eneral 0. 0. Bab cock (Augast 23): The horn fly $ms not abund- 
ant on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. More 
were observed on the waters of Clear Creek Canyon (alti- 
tude ranging from 8,000 to 9,CCC feet), approximately ICO 
to 150 flies to each animal. At this point most showers 
occurred. In the dry areas of Slew Mexico the horn fly 
was not numerous, but east of Zl Paso, Tex., in districts 
where recent r^ns had occurred, the flies were observed 
to be from/ 'to 3,000 per animal. Partner oast from the 
Guadalupe Mountains to Sonera, where the hot area began, 
and no rains had fallen, the fly was scarce. 
REI3DEER 
MOSQUITOES (Culex sp.) 
Alaska L. J. Palmer (August) : Mosquitoes were unusually abund- 
ant this season and caused considerable loss to reindeer 
owners. Many fawns were killed and some grown animals. 
Reindeer and caribou were so reduced in flesh that they 
