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Tennessce. E. W. Howe (September): Culicid ncsquitoes are very common at 
Clarksville; anophelines loss conmon, but abundant. 
BAT BEDBUG ( Cinc-x pilosellus Horv. ) 
Delaware. P. L. Rice (September 29): An attic at Smyrna infested with bats 
was reported as being overrun with bat burs. The bugs "'era said to be 
biting the people in the house and causing severe annoyance. 
PUSS CATERPILLAR ( Megalopyge opercular is S. & A. ) 
North Carolina. C. H. Brannon (September 9) ' A specimen of puss caterpillar 
was sent in from Pasquotank County with no information as to host plant. 
SADDLEBACK CATERPILLAR:. (Sibine stirmlea Clem. ) 
Maryland. E. N. Cory (September 7): The saddleback caterpillar is attacking 
rose at Annapolis. 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2U) : Saddleback caterpillars were received 
from Liberty on August 26, from McComb on September 12, and fr^m Brcok- 
haven on September lh. People sending them in had been stung. 
DOG PLEA ( Ctenocephalides can is Curt.) 
Iowa. H. E. Jaques (September 23): Southeastern Iowa seems to have an 
epidemic of dog fleas in homes, where they are becoming unbearable. 
AMERICAN DOG TICK ( Der.macentor v ariabilis Say) 
Maryland. P. C. Bishopp (September): No specimens of American dog tick have 
been collected or reported during September, yet four cases of Rocky 
Mountain s-potted fever have been reported for the period from September 
1 to 25, inclusive. They are as follows: Baltimore County, Owing Mills, 
1; Kent County, Chestertown, 1; Carroll County, Taney town, 1; Anne 
Arundel County, Deale, 1. 
BLACK WIDOW SPIDER ( Latrodectus mac tans F. ) 
Mississippi. C. Lyle (September 2k); A complaint of the black widow spider 
was received from Eupora on September U. This spider has attracted 
practically no attention this year, as compared to 1935- 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (September 23): Reports of black widow spider were 
received from Custer County on August 28, from Cheyenne County on 
August 30, from Garden County on September k, and from Brown County on 
September 18. 
Utah. G. F. Knowlton (September 17): Black widow spiders have caused annoy- 
ance by invading homes at Salt Lake City and Brighan City recently. 
