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PHLEBOTOMUS 



[CH. 



genus, which is, therefore, of considerable importance from a 

 medical point of view. 



pro. 



Fig. i8. Head of Phlebotomus papatasii ; ant, antenna ; e, eye ; cl, clypeus ; 

 pal, palpus ; pro, proboscis. After Newstead. 



Definition. The genus Phlebotomus may easily be dis- 

 tinguished by the following characters : 



Psychodidae in which the mouth is modified for piercing 

 and sucking. The antennae are long and slender, composed of 



Fig. 19. Wing venation of Phlebotomus papatasii ; upper, ? ; lower, j 

 After Newstead. 



16 segments, and the joints are not markedly constricted. 

 The wings are narrow, covered with hairs, and in repose are 



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