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SOME SOUTH INDIAN INSECTS, 



regions of the human body ; occasionally found in the hairs of the 

 face but in those of the head only in extremely rare cases. The 

 eggs arc fixed at the base of a hair, and the young hatch out after 

 about a week and are full-grown after about another fortnight. 



Food. The blood of man. 



Status. An annoying and disgusting parasite whose bites 

 produce small itching papular eruptions. Not definitely known to 

 carry disease, but extremely likely to do so. 



Control. Persona] cleanliness. These lice are highly resistant 

 to ordinary antiseptics. Crude Oil Emulsion will probably be 

 found effective. Mercurial ointments are usually recommended. 



NOTE. — The specific name pubis, Linn., is applicable to this 

 insect and has priority. 



H.EMAToiMNTS TUBERCULATUS, N. & G. 

 Pedictilus tubercttlatus, Nitzsch and Giebel, Zeits. f. ges. Naturw.. 

 XXIII, 32 (18641. 



Hamatopinus tubercttlatus, dalla Torre, Wytsm. Gen. Ins., 

 Anoplura, p. II I 1908). 



Distribution. Throughout Southern 

 India. 



Lifehistory. Not known in detail. 

 Live on the ears of buffaloes. 

 Food.- Blood of buffaloes. 

 Status, Not known to be a serious 

 pest as a rule but sometimes occurs in 

 \ ei \ large numbers. 



Control. Application of Crude Oil 

 Emulsion. 



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1 U5. Hamatopinus 



tuberculatus, enlarged ami 



natural size. >' Original.) 



Remarks. 0) Outside of India similar lice have been found 



capable of transmitting Surra (Trypanosoma evansi) from one host 



to another, ami young lice have been found to be transported by 



clinging to the legs of a fly (Lyperosia) which also infests 



buffaloes. 



(2) For other animal lice see page 185. 



ORTHOPTERA. 



ACRIDID/E. 



TRYXALIS TIKRITA, Linn. 



1, 1 i,l,i turritus, Linn., Syst Nat. (ed. X), p. 427 (1758' 

 Tryxalis turrit, 1, Lefroy, Ind. Ins. Life, p. 82, fig. 23. 

 Acrid, 1 turrit,i. Kirby. Cat. Orth. Ill, 92-93. 



