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STABLEFLY ( Stomoxys calcitrans L. ) 
Missouri. L. Kaseman (June 2^): Stableflies have been on the increase 
throughout the month. 
Nebraska. M. H. Swenk (June 22): Sufficiently annoying in Dodge County, 
in east-central Nebraska, to •licit an inquiry aft .to control on x 
June 10. 
Kansas. E. R. Bryson (June 27) t Unusually abundant on cattle, both in 
pastures and around lots. 
Texas. 2. W. Laake (June 20): Not troublesome in the vicinity of Dallas 
until June 17, following a heavy rain. Present infestation on calves 
at laboratory, 25 per head; on cattle at 2 nearby dairies, 10 por 
head. Reported from Cresson as being so numorous as to make it 
uncomfortable to sit on the porch in the evening. 
TICKS ( Amblyomma spp.) 
Georgia. A. L. Brody (June IS): The Gulf coast tick (A. maculatum Koch) 
has boon increasing rapidly at Valdosta during the last week. 
Florida. A. L. Brody (Juno 13): Specimens of the lone star tick (A. 
americanum L. ) collected from cattle at Penney Farms on June 2. 
Toxas. E. W. Laako (June 20): One infestation of lone star tick reported 
sinco Juno 1. 
SHORT-NOSED CATTLE LOUSE ( Hacmatopinus eurysternus Nitz.) 
Texas. 0. G. Babcock (June): All stages of development on isolated cows, 
a rather heavy infestation, in northwestern Texas. 
HORSE 
HORSEFLIES (Tabanidae) 
Missouri. L. Haseraan (June 2U): Sinco Juno 15 the common, medium-sized, 
brown horsefly has been abundant and quite annoying, particularly 
just about sundown. Greonhoad tabanids began appearing at Columbia 
the last of May and tho first of Juno, reached a peak of abundance 
about June 15, and are now definitely on the decline. 
Texas. E. W. Laake (June 20): Horseflies frequently observod during June, 
Six Tabanus atratus F. and T. lineola F. , or closely related species, 
were caught by hand on four head of cattle and around the inscctary 
at the laboratory on Juno 17 . Twenty-eight horseflies, probably T. 
lineola , were caught in 1 week in a cattle fly trap located 15 
miles north of Dallas. 
