CONTENTS xi 



H AFTER PAGE 



VI. The Relations of Climate and Life and Their Bearings on the Study 



OF Medical Entomology 97 



VII. Diseases Borne by Non-Biting Flies 105 



Plant Organisms Carried by Non-Bitixg Fliks 107 



Thallophyta: Fungi: Schizomycetes: Coctacese 107 



Thallophyta: Fungi: Schizomycetes: Bacteriacese 109 



Thallophyta: Fungi: Schizomycetes: Spirillaccse 115 



Summary of Plant Organisms 115 



Diseases of Unsettled Origin Probably Caused by Microorganisms 116 



Animal Organisms Carried by Non-Biting Flies 116 



Protozoa 116 



Sarcodina: Amoebina: Amoebidse 110 



Mastigophora: Protomonadina: Bodonidie 117 



Mastigophora : Polymastigina: Polymastigidse 117 



Mastigophora: Binucleata: Leptomonidse 117 



Mastigophora: Binucleata: Trypanosomidse 119 



Mastigophora: Spirochsetacea : Spirochaetidse 119 



Neosporidia: Myxosporidia: Nosemidse 120 



Protozoa: Neosporidia: Myxosporidia: Thelohanidae 120 



Higher Organisms Carried by Flies 120 



Platyhehiiia : Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea: Tseniidse 120 



Platyhelmia: Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae 120 



Platyhelmia: Trematcda: Malacotylea: Schistosomidse 120 



Nemathelminthes: Nematoda: Spiruridae 121 



Nemathelminthes: Nematoda: Ascaridse 121 



Nemathelminthes: Nematoda: Oxyuridae ■ 121 



Nemathelminthes: Nematoda: Ancylostomidse 122 



Nemathelminthes: Nematoda: Trichosomidae 122 



Important General Text Books 123 



Special References 123 



VIII. Important Phases in the Life History of the Non-Biting Flies . , 126 



House Fly, Musca Domestica Linn^us 127 



The Blue Bottle Flies of the Genus Calliphora 130 



The Sheep Maggots or Green Bottle Flies 131 



Other Screw Worms and Blow Flies 132 



Other Excrement Breeders 135 



References 137 



IX. Common Flies and How to Tell Them Apart 138 



Table to Separate the Adult Flies 139 



The Larvae; or Maggots 141 



Descriptions of Larvae or Maggots 141 



Table to Separate the Larvae (Maggots) 142 



Fannia canicidariftYAunaixis, and Fannia scalaris VaXivicms 144 



Musca domestica Linnaeus I44 



Stomoxys calcitrans Linnaeus , I45 



Muscina stabulans Fallen 146 



Calliphora erythroccphala Meigen I47 



Calliphora vomitoria Linnaeus 148 



Lucilia sericafa Meigen 148 



Chrysomya macellaria Fabricius I49 



SarcophagidcB 150 



Bibliography 151 



X. The Control of the House Fly and Related Flies 153 



Repressive Measures I53 



Striking the Source I53 



Manure 153 



