viii Contents 



Description, Synonymy, Iconography and Literature relating to the following 

 species : 



PAGE 



Ornithodoros savignyi 42 



„ moubata 46 



„ coriaceus ........... 55 



„ turicata ........... 57 



„ talaje 59 



„ pavimentosus 62 



„ erraticus ........... 63 



„ tholozani 65 



„ lahorensis ........... 67 



„ furcosus 70 



„ megnini 71 



„ canesirinii 78 



„ papillipes 79 



„ morbillosus 80 



SECTION II 



DEALING WITH THE GENERAL BIOLOGY OF THE ARGASIDAE— 

 THE EFFECTS OF THEIR BITES,— THEIR RELATION TO THE 

 SPREAD OF DISEASE, ETC. 



The genus Argas. 



Argas persicus : Life history from the egg to the adult . . . 81 



Effects of hite on man and animals . . . . . . 85 



Economic importance 87 



In relation to disease 88 



Methods of destroying 90 



Argas reflexus : Life history 91 



Effects of bite 92 



In relation to disease .94 



Argas brumpti, effects of bite, habits, etc. . . . . . . 95 



The genus Ornithodoros. 



Ornithodoros moubata : Life history ....... 96 



Effects of bite, treatment, prevention 98 



In relation to disease 100 



Ornithodoros coriaceus, biology, effects of bite, etc 102 



„ turicata 102 



„ talaje . 103 



„ tholozani 103 



„ megnini .103 



For what is known regarding other species of Argasidae in this respect see 

 Section I. The internal anatomy will be considered in the general introduction to 

 the completed volume. 



