Sarcophagidcs 



of their presence. Any discomfort which they had caused had been 

 attributed to the sarcomatous growth. The infestation occurred 



106. Afleshfly (Sarcophaga), (x4). After Graham-Smith. 



in mid-summer. It is probable that the adult was attracted by the 

 odor of the discharges and deposited the living maggots upon the 

 diseased tissues. 



According to Kuchenmeister, Sarcophaga carnaria (fig. 106), 

 attracted by the odor, deposits its eggs and larvae in the vagina of 

 girls and women when they lie naked in hot summer days upon dirty 

 clothes, or when they have a discharge from the vagina. In malig- 

 nant inflammations of the eyes the larvae 

 even nestle under the eyelids and in 

 Egypt, for example, produce a very 

 serious addition to the effects of small- 

 pox upon the cornea, as according to 

 Pruner, in such cases perforation of the 

 cornea usually takes place. 



Wohlfartia magnifica is another 

 Sarcophagid which commonly infests 

 man in the regions where it is abun- 

 dant. It is found in all Europe but is 

 especially common in Russia, where 

 Portschinsky has devoted much atten- 

 tion to its ravages. It deposits living 

 larvae in wounds, the nasal fossae, the 

 ears and the eyes, causing injuries 

 even more revolting than those described for Chrysomyia. 



107. Chrysomyia macellaria, 



