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INDEX. 



Pygiopsylla ahalae, and disease in 



man, 3. 

 pygmaeus, Tahanus. 

 Pyralis farinalis, conveying larva 



of Hvmenolepis diminiita, 85. 

 Pvrellia eriophthalma, in British 



'isles, 22. 

 pyyenaiciis, Culex (see C. apicalis). 

 Pyrenees, mosquitos of, 76. 

 Pyrethrum, against lice on pigs, 



107 ; against mites on fowls, 75. 



Q. 



quadratimaculata, Ctilicada (see 

 Ochlerotatus rusticus). 



quadfimaculatus , Anopheles ; Culex 

 (see Ochlerotatus rusticus). 



quarius, Aedes. 



qiiasigelidus, Culex. 



Queensland, biting flies from, 173, 

 174 ; parasites of domestic ani- 

 mals in, 73, 74 ; bionomics of 

 flies transmitting parasites of 

 horses in, 187, 188, 189 ; new 

 genus of beetles found on wal- 

 labies in, 215. 



quinquefasciatus, Culex (see C. 

 fattgans) . 



quinqiiestrialus, Culex (see C. 

 fatigans) . 



quinquevittatus , Eretmopodites. 



R. 



Rabbits, not susceptible to Ana- 

 plasma argentinuni, 41 ; Bacte- 

 rium arsenreducens not patho- 

 genic to, 7 ; Gastrophilus larvae 

 not toxic to, 8 ; mites infesting, 

 112, 201 ; preferred to man by 

 mosquitos, 33, 98, 142 ; Pedi- 

 culus humanus experimentally 

 feeding on, 145 ; Phthirus pubis 

 able to live on, 211. 



radicum, Anthomyia. 



rangeli, Trypanosoma. 



Ranunculus aquatilis, favouring the 

 breeding of Anophelines in Italy, 

 222. 



raptor, Muscidifurax. 



Rat Flea (see Xenopsvlla cheopis). 



Rat-Bite Fever, 76. 



Rats, new Anoplura on, in South 

 Africa, 9 ; measures against, in 

 Argentina, 129 ; infested with 

 Spirochaeta icterohaemorrhagiae in 

 Brazil, 184 ; host of Trombidium 

 akamushi in Formosa, 37 ; correct 

 names of, in Java, 71 ; infected 

 with Spirochaeta icterohaemor- 

 rhagiae in Paris, 140; and plague at 

 Naples, 202 ; diseases carried by, 

 76 ; fleas found on, 3, 76 ; host of 

 Hymenolepis diminuta, 85 ; nym- 

 phal stages of Laelaps stabularis 

 on, 221 ; Phthirus pubis able 

 to live on, 211 ; chloropicrin 

 against, 76, 137 ; immunity of, 

 to plague, 202 ; possibly the re- 

 servoir of rheumatic fever, 75 ; 

 measures against, on ships, 76, 

 137. 



Recurrent Fever, in North Africa, 

 196 ; in China, 81 ; in Panama, 

 196 ; in Peru, 78 ; ticks con- 

 veving, in Venezuela, 2 ; con- 

 veVed bv lice, 20, 72, 78, 81, 91, 

 97, 102, 117, 155, 196, 197 ; lice 

 not the only carriers of, 91. 



recurrentis, Spirochaeta. 



Red-legged Tick (see Rhipicephalus 

 evert si). 



Redwater, inoculation of cattle 

 against, in Rhodesia, 137 ; (see 

 Piroplasmosis) . 



reflexiis, Argas. 



regina, Euphormia [Phormia). 



regularis, Tabanus. 



Relapsing Fever, Arthropods trans- 

 mitting, in Persia, 72, 197 ; dis- 

 cussion as to transmission of, by 

 Argas persicus, 69, 70 ; dis- 

 tribution of types of, 196 ; com- 

 parison of louse-borne and tick- 

 borne forms of, 69, 70. 



relictum, Plasmodium. 



Repellents, for flies, 157 ; for mos- 

 quitos, 2, 158, 165, 171, 172. 



repleta, Drosophila. 



reptans, Sinmlium. 



Reptiles, Glossina palpal is prefer- 

 ring blood of, 100. 



Resin Soap, in preparation of 

 saponified cresol solution, 149. 



restuans, Culex. 



reticulatus, Dermacentor. 



Reviews: — Austen, E. E., The 

 House-fly, its Life-history and 

 Practical Measures for its Sup- 

 pression, 177 ; Balfour, A., War 

 against Tropical Disease, 124 ; 

 Byam, W., and others. Trench 

 Fever, a Louse-borne Disease, 10 ; 



