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A TEXT BOOK OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY. By WALTER SCOTT PATTOX, 

 M.B. (Edin.), I. M. S., King. Inst. of Preventive Medicine,. 

 Guindy, Madras, and FRANCIS WILLIAM CRAGG, M.D. (Edin.), 

 I. M. S., Central Research Inst., Kasauli, Punjab. Christian 

 Literature Society for India. London, Madras, Calcutta, 1913. 

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This is a large octavo volume of 764 pages, 89 plates and some 

 text-figures. Some idea of this extensive work may be obtained from 

 a brief mention of the contents. Anatomy and physiology, general 

 structure, internal structure (pp. 1-93). Diptera, Orthorrapha, Nema- 

 tocera, Brachycera, Cyclorrapha, Pupipara (pp. 94-404). Siphon- 

 aptera (pp. 405-434). Rhynchota (pp. 435-478). Anoplura (pp. 479- 

 527). Acarina (pp. 528-681). Pentastomida : Linguatulidae (pp. 682- 

 698). Eucopepoda: Cyclops (pp. 699-705). Laboratory technic (pp. 

 706-711). Relations of Arthropoda to their Parasites (pp. 712-726). 



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