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were observed at the "base of the tail where the skin was 
roughened and the hair lost "because of attack "by these 
flies. 
Texas. E. W. Laake (February 25): The first horn fly, q 
female, emerged in a cage on the afternoon of February 7 
and three horn flies were caught in the cattle-fly trap 
located at the laboratory in Dallas during the week. On 
February 15 five horn flies were seen on one of the cows 
at the laboratory — the greatest number observed on any 
animal this season. 
STABLE FLY. (St onoxys calci trans L. ) 
Texas. W. G. 3ruce (February 25): Stableflies are quite abun- 
dant in Dallas, probably more so than during the same 
season in other years. In one cattle-fly trap 509 were 
caught during the week. . 
GX WAHBLSS ( Kypoderma sp. ) 
Missouri. L. Haseman (March l): This winter ox warbles were 
slower than usual in making their appearance under the 
hide on the backs of animals. In some animals they did 
not begin to appear until late in January, whereas in 
many years we get a considerable sprinkle of them on the 
bncks of animals by Christmas. They are less abundant 
than usual. 
BUFFALO GNATS (Eusim uliu n spp.)' 
Arkansas. H. H. Schwardt (December 27): Gnats, S. pe cuarum 
Hiley, were abundant enough to worry livestock in Miller 
County the last week in December, the earliest date in 
our records. 
Arizona. C. C. Deonier (February 25): On December 3, 1937. 
several females of S. gri seum Coq. were active in the 
neighborhood of CooTidge Dam. 
LONG-NOSED CATTLE LOUSE (Linof,n athus vituli L. ) 
Michigan. R. Hutson (February 23): Blue cattle lice have been 
reported from Corunna, Breckenridge, and De Witt on this 
date. 
Texas. 0. G. Babcock (February ~f): Young calves, very lousy, in 
some cases severely infested at Scnora, western Texas. 
