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SAND. FLIES ( Culicoides spp.) 
Mississippi. C. H. Bradley '(May 27): "Punkies" were collected from cattle in the 
upper portion of the Yazoo delta and were identified as C_. biguttatus Coq. 
United States. Monthly Letter of the Bureau of Entomology, U.S.D.A., No. 227 
(March): W. E. Love, Savannah, Ga., reports that "A species (of Culicoides ) 
reported as a "biter of man in Maryland, Florida, and elsewhere, C. biguttatus , 
has been reared from tree holes. This is the first record of the rearing .of 
this species. Prior to this time only C. guttipennis Coq. was reared from 
tree holes." 
Florida. W. E. Dove and D. G. Hall (May 27): C. dovei Kail is very abundant 
and extremely annoying at Fort Pierce. 
Georgia. 17. E. Dove and D. G. Hall (May 27): At Savannah C. dovei is the pre- 
dominating species at this time. Concentrations of larvae in ditches are 
comparable to those found during last year. 
BLACK WIDOW ( Lathrodectes mac tans Fab.) 
Utah. G. F, Knowlton (May 10): Black widow spiders were found to be very abundant 
in the foothills between Lampo and Penrose. A number of individuals have been 
noted from Magna, Logan, Garland, Snowville, Grantsville, and Skull Valley. 
CATTLE 
HORN FLY ( Kaematobia irritans L.) 
Texas. E. C. Cushing (May): Horn flies began to be troublesome on May 5 (40 to 
100 per animal). By May 18 the number had increased to about 200 to 300 per 
animal, and on May 24 some animals had as high as 1,500 to 2,000. 
HORSE 
HORSE FLIES (Tabanidae) 
Georgia. W. E. Dove and D. G. Hall (May 27): Tabanus costalis Wied. began to 
appear in the vicinity of salt marshes about May 10, and on May 27 they were 
about as abundant as they were last year. They are severe biters of man and 
have a seasonal incidence which follows that of Culicoides cani thorax Hoffm. 
Texas. E. C. Cushing (May): After a general heavy rain on May 14, Tabanidae began 
to cause some annoyance to livestock by May 18. By May 23 they became quite 
troublesome, especially in the bottoms along rivers and creeks. 
BOTFLIES ( Gast rc ohilus spp.) 
Iowa. E. F. Knipling (May 26): First larva of G. haemo rrho i dal i s L. was found 
attached in rectum of horse May 1. First dropping larva of G. nasal is L. was 
taken on May 13. Fecal examination of horses since that date indicates that 
this species is dropping in considerable numbers. First dropping larva of 
G. intestinalis DeG. was taken May 19. Previous 'examinations of feces were 
negative. 
