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INDEX. 



nielanopterus, Tahanus. 



nielanostictus. Thy sanognathiis [Prio- 

 nognathus) . 



melanura, Sarcophaga. 



Melinis ejfusa, in Angola, 169. 



Melinis gracilis, in Angola, 169. 



Melinis minutiflora (Efwatakala 

 Grass), suggested utilisation of, 

 against tsetse-iiies, etc., in Africa, 

 169-170. 



Mcllinus arvensis, predacious on 

 house-flies in Germany, 195. 



mellonella, Galleria. 



Meloe, use of, in medicine, 60. 



melophagi, Crithidia ; Herpetomo- 

 nas ; Trypansoma. 



Melophagus ovinus (Sheep " Tick "), 

 in Britain, 57, 148, 222 ; in New 

 Zealand, 183 ; in Ohio, 199 ; 

 transmitting trypanosomiasis in 

 sheep, 222 ; "hides damaged by, 

 57. 



Melophagus ovinus montanns, subsp. 

 n., on mountain sheep in Alaska, 

 175. 



Menopon, Rickettsia in, 229. 



Menopon longicephalum, measures 

 against, on pigeons in U.S.A., 

 227. 



Menopon pallidum, on poultry in 

 Russia, 180 ; in U.S.A., 199. 



Meoneura, in starlings' nests in 

 Finland, 166. 



Mercury, salts of, against mosquito 

 larvae, 77. 



Mercury Perchloride, against sheep- 

 maggot flies, 144. 



nieridionalis, Ferg. nee Thunb., 

 Tabanus (see T. adelaidae). 



meyidionalis, Telmatoscopus . 



Mesembrina, hibernation of, in 

 Korea, 206. 



Mesopotamia, Anopheles elutus in, 

 18 ; Phlebotomus sergenti and 

 Oriental sore in, 74 ; biting in- 

 sects in, 115. 



metalepticiis, Aedes (see A. puUatns 

 var. jugorum). 



nietallica, ProtocalUphova. 



metallic-US, Aedes {Stegomyia). 



metamorphosa, Schneideria. 



nietempsyta, Culex {Carrollia). 



Methyl Acetate, attractive to house- 

 flies, 35. 



Methylated Spirit, against sheep- 

 maggot flies, 144. 



7netilia, Lucilia. 



Mexico, flies infesting domestic 

 animals in, 69 ; mosquitos in, 55, 

 131, 177 ; yellow fever in, 177. 



Mice, probably not normal hosts of 

 Cimex lectularius, 125 ; mites on. 



41, 43 ; Ornithodoviis mouhata 

 feeding on, 219 ; and plague, 44, 

 220 ; experiments with patho- 

 genic protozoa and, 13, 113, 145. 

 172, 175, 186, 218 ; experimental 

 transmission of tularaemia to, 

 96, 97. 



Micraedes, perhaps a distinct sub- 

 genus of Culex, 153 ; not a valid 

 subgenus, 198. 



Microfilaria (see Filaria). 



micropterns, Aedes. 



microstoma, Habronema. 



Microtrombidiiim aiitmnnalis (see 

 Leptus) . 



migonei, Phlebotomus. 



mikiranus, Aedes [Finlaya). 



milsoni, Tabanus (see T. milsonien- 

 sis) . 



milsoniensis, Tabanus. 



milsonis, Tabanus. 



mimeticus, Culex. 



Mimomyia, characters of females 

 of, 183 ; notice of key to, 229. 



Mimomyia hispida, in Gold Coast, 

 226. 



Mimomyia mimomyiaformis, in Gold 

 Coast, 226. 



Mimomyia uniformis (see Ingramia). 



inimomyiaformis , Mimomyia. 



minimus. Anopheles (Myzomyia). 



minor, Tayl. nee Macq., Tabanus 

 (see T. palmerstoni) . 



niiniisculus, Ferg. and Hill, nee Hine, 

 Tabanus (see T. palmerstoni). 



minuta, Aspidoptera ; Lyperosia (see 

 L. longipalpis). 



minutissima, Limosina. 



minutissimus, Culex. 



minutus, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) ; 

 Brachygaster ; Phlebotomus {Pro- 

 phlebotomus) . 



mirabilis, Herpetomonas. 



Mirbane, Oil of (see Nitro-benzol) . 



miser a, Sarcophaga. 



Mites, notice of list of, in California, 

 4 ; infesting man, 45, 46, 56, 116, 

 119, 141 ; and tsutsugamushi 

 disease, 41, 107, 116 ; on domestic 

 animals, 12, 56, 59, 60, 93, 129, 

 141, 149, 170, 173, 201, 209, 211, 

 214 ; on poultry, 82, 124, 199 ; 

 biology of, on rats, 4, 43, 226 ; 

 infesting flies and mosquitos, 14, 

 165 ; and trypanosomes of bats 

 in Italy, 52 ; transmitting blood 

 parasites of lizards, 224 ; possibly 

 transmitting fever resembling ty- 

 phus, 119 ; and Isle of Wight 

 disease, 129 ; intracellular fungi 

 of, 160 ; metamorphosis of, on 

 birds, 235 ; measures against, in 



