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The PUPIPARA 404, classification Hippoboscidae, 405 classification Lyn- 

 ch ia Hippobosca Lipoptena Melophagtis 409, Nycteribiidae 410, 

 Streblidae keys to the genera. Methods of collecting and preserving 

 Diptera 411, apparatus collecting box 415, mounting flies. Methods of 

 dissecting the Diptera, 419. Important literature relating to Diptera, 424. 

 (Plate LII) 404 



CHAPTER V 



SIPHONAPTERA, or FLEAS. Position of the group relation to disease plague 

 and Kala Azar natural parasites 435. External anatomy 436, Ctenoce- 

 phalus felis head antennae mouth parts 438, mechanism of mouth 

 parts 441, thorax abdomen external genitalia vestiture 445. Classifica- 

 tion 446, Sarcopsyllidae the ' Jigger ' flea 448, other genera. Pulicidae 

 450, key to genera Pulex 452, Xenopsylla 453, key to the species 

 other genera, 455. Life history and early stages of Ctenocephalus felis 458, 

 anatomy of larva 459, its food the pupa. Relation to host 461, method 

 of feeding fleas found on rats 463, seasonal prevalence- length of life 

 465, bionomics. Methods of breeding in the laboratory 467, cages 

 manipulation of single fleas 468, the ' circus ' flea method. Internal anatomy 

 469, alimentary canal salivary glands reproductive system 471, nervous 

 system dissection, 473. Collection and preservation 474, identification, 

 475. Literature, 475. (Plates LIII to LVIII) 434 



CHAPTER VI 



The RHYNCHOTA, or BUGS. Relation to disease 478, plague leprosy Kala 

 Azar trypanosomiasis. External anatomy, 480. Classification of the Rhyn- 

 chota 482, bugs infected with flagellates. Pentatomidae 484, Lygaeidae 

 Coreidae. Blood-sucking Bugs Family Reduviidae 485, Genus Conor- 

 hinus (Triatoma) rwbrofasciatus 487, -relation to disease bionomics 

 and early stages megistus 492, relation to disease bionomics and early 

 stages short descriptions of nine other species, 493. Internal Anatomy 

 dissection of rubrofasciatus, 496. Family Cimicidae 498, genera Cimex, 

 Oeciacus, Cacodmus, Haematosiphon and Loxaspis. External Anatomy of 

 Cimex rotundatus, 499. Cimex lectularius and C. rotundatus 505, 

 bionomics and early stages other species Polyctenidae species of, 513. 

 Internal Anatomy 513, alimentary tract sucking pump 514, salivary ap- 

 paratus reproductive system 518, organ of Berlese 520, copulation stink 

 apparatus. Method of dissecting Cimex, 524. Literature, 525. (Plates LIX 

 to LXV) 478 



CHAPTER VII 



ANOPLURA, or LICE. Relations to other orders relation to disease 528, 

 typhus and relapsing fever natural parasites. External anatomy 529, the 

 head mouth' parts and sucking apparatus 531, proboscis and its sheath 

 mechanism of the apparatus. Thorax 539, legs abdomen external geni- 

 talia, 540. Classification of Enderlein key to the genera, 542. Pediculidae 

 544, Genus Pediculus Neumann's views on Pediculus species, 545. 

 Haematopinidae 547, Haematopinus species found on bovines 549, other 

 genera. Habits, life history and bionomics of P. vestimenti, 551. Methods 

 of breeding in the laboratory methods of performing transmission experi- 

 ments with head and body lice. Internal anatomy of P. vestimenti 556, 

 alimentary canal salivary glands reproductive organs, 559. Methods of 

 dissection, 561. Literature, 563. (Plates LXVI to LXXI) . . . ^; . . : 527 



CHAPTER VIII 



ORDER ACARINA : IXODIDAE or TICKS. General structure, 565. Classification 

 of Acarina, 567. Ixodidae 568, position of the group relation to disease 



