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D. G. Hall (April 21): Culcx ^uir:ay:r-.."ciatus Say is 
uncommonly abundant in houses at Charleston this spring. 
L. Baseman (April 25): Various species of mosquitoes 
( Culex spo. and Anopheles spp. ) "/ere beginning to move from 
hibernation and attaching people /Columbia the early part of 
April. 
H. Dietrich (April 21): Mosquitoes, mostly the salt-marsh 
species, and a punkie, probably Culicoi ies cani thorax Hoffm. , 
were very abundant on the coast near Ocean Springs on March 27. 
.. TROPICA! RAT I II 731 ( liponyssus bacoti Hirst) 
G-. 'T. French (March 29): This case was r'ef erred to us by 
the City Health Department of Richmond and occurs on the ground 
floor, which is a semibasement, in the down-town section of 
Richmond, and in the same block with a rather large market. 
The upper stories of the building are used as a hotel. The 
by real estate people 
very annoying to them because 
of the irritation that results from the bites. A second 
report lias come to us recently from the same block, and this 
mat -rial was forwarded by a barber. This mite has not boon 
reported to us previously and we have had no other experience 
with it. ^'..ie mites are capable of covering: considerable ground 
and are crawling around pretty generally on the wooden wain- 
scoting as well as on the floor. One rat was injured in some 
way not long ago in these rooms anc the people told us it- 
was literally covered with these mites. So there is no doubt 
apparently that the rats which arc overruning the building are 
carrying the mites. 
who report that the mites an 
PTPP. FLITS ( Chrysops spp. ) 
South Carolina D. 0. Hall and P. K. Prince (April 25): 3arly spring species 
of deerflies are very annoying t^ man. and animals m ^r near 
drainage ditcb.es in the coastal areas. 
Missouri 
Missouri 
CATTIZ 
HORN PLY ( Haom\t:-bia irritans I. ) 
L. Hascman (April 25): Horn flies were beginning to annoy 
cattle: somewhat by April 15 though they werenot very abundant. 
ST.IRLP PLY ( Stnmyxs c ale it ran s L. ) 
L. Haseman (April 25): Stable flios ware appearing in 
small numbers April 20. 
