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Vernalis, and Tracy. A few were found at Pleasanton. 
EYE GNATS ( Hippolates spp.) 
Florida. J. T. Bighan (April 26): Eye gnats and sore eyes were re- 
ported very troublesome in January, February, and March, at 
Okeechobee, just north of the lake, and at all points around the 
eastern and southern shores of the lake. There was not nuch 
trouble with then at Moore Haven, toward the western side. Gnats 
are said to "be scarce throughout the low, flat country northwest 
of Moore Haven until higher ground is reached about 12 nilcs south 
of Lake Placid. Fron this point northward along the Ridge to 
Haines City, a great deal of trouble was reported every place with 
gnats and sore eyes. They were abundant enough to be bothersome 
in school roons. Soro eyes are said to be nost prevalent in the 
spring from Sebring south. Although trouble from gnats or sore 
eyes was not reported at all points along the highway skirting the 
east coast of Florida, an abundance of them was reported in truck 
fields in southeastern Florida on the edge of the Everglades, only 
a few miles inland. A status trap, located ^ or H miles inland 
from Fort Pierce, indicated the presence of considerable numbers of 
gnats in that locality. Eye gnats were not abundant in the area 
between Orlando and Tallahassee, in the low flat country toward 
the northwest coast near Perry, but they were very abundant in the 
higher country north of there, through Monticello, Madison, and 
Live Oak. 
MIDGES ( Chirononus spp.) 
Vermont. H. L. Bailey (April 22): Great numbers of mosquitolikc mid- 
ges were present in the vicinity of Lake Dunmore, Addison County, 
western Vermont, on April 22. 
SANDFLIES ( Culicoides spp.) 
Georgia and Florida. J. 3. Hull (April): Very few sandflies were ob- 
served in the vicinity of Savannah, Ga. , in January, except for a 
few warm, cloudy days when they were numerous near the salt marshes. 
Few sandflies were present that month in Fort Pierce, Fla. , although 
they were numerous during the last week of December. The same con- 
ditions were observed during the early part of February at both 
stations, although one complaint was received from a resident on 
the island east of the city of Fort Pierce, Fla. During the lat- 
ter part of February and in March at Savannah, Ga. , sandflies were 
more numerous than at any tine since 1935* Early in the morning 
and late in the afternoon it was almost impossible to remain out of 
doors, especially near the narshes. They were annoying as far as 
2 niles fron the narshes on cloudy days when the wind was not blow- 
ing. Collections nade by sweepings showed that C. cani thorax Hoff . 
constituted over 9S percent of the flies. During the same period 
