INDEX. 



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laticindus, Culex. 

 latipes, Desmometopa ; Simulium. 

 lativittatus, Aedes. 



Latrodeetus mactans, a poisonous 

 spider in Peru, 51 ; toxicity of 

 extracts of, 112. 

 latus, Trichodectes. 

 laurae, Thersestes (Mycterotypus). 

 Lavender, Oil of, as a repellent for 



mosquitos, 69. 

 Lead Acetate, ineffective against 



bed-bugs, 240. 

 lectularius, Cimex. 

 Leeches, not experimentally con- 

 veying Spirochaeta icterohaemo- 



rrhagiae, 165. 

 legeri, Phlebotomus. 

 Legislation, against filariasis in 



Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 128 ; 



against insect-borne diseases in 



U.S.A., 32. 

 Leicesteria longipalpis, in Formosa, 



51. 

 Leishmania, Leptomonas compared 



with, 203, 204 ; possibly carried 



by bed-bugs, 159 ; (see Kala- 



azar). 

 Leishmania donovani, experiments 



with bed-bugs and, 207. 

 Leishmania tropica, chimpanzee 



inoculated with, 200 ; slight 



development of, in bed-bugs, 204, 



207. 

 Lemnos, Phlebotomus papatasii 



transmitting sandfly fever in, 114. 

 Lepidoselaga paradoxa, bionomics 



of, in Brazil, 90, 91. 

 Lepisma saccharina (Silver Fish), 



in Kentucky, 210. 

 Leptinillus aplodontiae, sp. n., in- 

 festing Aplodontia in North 



America, 157. 

 Leptinillus validus, on beavers in 



Alaska, 157. 

 Leptinus testaceus, infesting nests 



of bees and small mammals, 157. 

 Leptocimex boueti, attacking man in 



French Guinea, 159. 

 Leptoconops Jcerteszi, possibly asso- 

 ciated with pellagra in Egypt, 



239. 

 Leptomonas, Leishmania compared 



with, 203 204 ; infesting Taren- 



tola mauritanica in a region free 



from Oriental sore, 203-205. 

 Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae (see 



Spirochaeta). 

 Leptotrombidium akamushi (see 



Trombidium). 

 Leptus atnericanus, mite erroneously 



recorded as, in U.S.A., 147. 

 Leptus autumnalis, Microthrombi- 



dium pusillum recorded as, 146 ; 



Trombidium akamushi closely 



related to, 188. 



(C654) 



Leptus irritans, mite erroneously 



recorded as, in U.S.A., 147. 

 Leria serrata, breeding places of, 



in U.S.A., 116. 

 lesourdi, Trypanosoma, 

 leucomelas, Dichelacera. 

 leucopogon, Erephopsis. 

 leucosphyrus, Anopheles, 

 leucospilus, Ghrysops. 

 leucostoma, Ophyra. 

 lewisi, Trypanosoma, 

 libetina, Vipera. 



Lice, and their control on domestic 

 animals, 17, 37, 41, 44, 65, 89, 

 94, 153, 170, 183 ; measures 

 against, on fowls, 14, 65, 74, 142 ; 

 measvires against, on man, 55, 

 59, 62, 76, 81, 93, 115, 120, 131, 

 135, 167, 172, 173, 219, 227, 236, 

 237 ; on rats in Malta, 43 ; 

 isolation of Bacillus typhi-ex- 

 anthemaUci from, 213 ; trans- 

 mitting five-day or Volhynian 

 fever, 56, 58 ; not carriers of 

 poliomyelitis, 68 ; transmitting 

 relapsing fever in Manchuria, 50 ; 

 transmitting recurrent fever, 54, 

 59, 136, 215, 236 ; development 

 of Bickettsia in, 58, 113, 237 ; 

 transmitting trench fever, 85, 

 127, 225-227, 236 ; and typhus, 

 80, 136, 213, 236, 237; fumiga- 

 tion against, 55 ; protective 

 dress against, 214 ; bibliography 

 of, 18 ; adaptatation of, to the 

 colour of their surroundings, 55 ; 

 world-wide distribution of, 227 ; 

 less susceptible to hydrocyanic 

 acid than mosquitos, 57 ; re- 

 actions of, to temperature, 19, 76, 

 93, 115, 132, 172, 173, 236, 237. 



Ligea, early stages of Simulium 

 associated with, 129. 



Lime, in dip for cattle mange, 15. 



Limes, house-flies breeding in refuse 

 of, 177. 



Limosina, breeding places of, in 

 U.S.A., 116. 



lindesayi. Anopheles. 



lineatopennis , Banksinella. 



lineatum, Hypoderma ; Simulium 

 (see S . maculatum). 



lineola, tabanus. 



lineolata, Or emastog aster, 



Linognathus piliferus (see Raema- 

 topinus). 



Linognathus vituli (Long-nosed Cat- 

 tle Louse), measures against, in 

 U.S.A., 89, 153. 



Linseed Oil, effective against bed- 

 bugs, 240 ; in formulae for 

 treating cattle mange, 15 ; against 

 ticks on cattle, 115. 



Lipeurus baculus, on pigeons in 

 U.S.A., 14. 



