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GENERAL INDEX. 



perniciosus, Phlebotomus (see under ( Phle- 

 botonius). 



persicae, Leccmium, 93. 



persicus, Argas, 232. 



pertinens, Haematopota, 111. 



„ Tabanus, sp. n., 286-290, 

 321, 328, 330, 332-334, 346. 



peiersi, Enyallopsis, 180. 



pettigrewi, Culex, 250, 262. 



Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Anoplura para- 

 sitic on, 145. 



pharoensis, Nyssorhynchus. 201, 319, 328, 



345. 

 Phlebotominae, 57. 



Phlebotomus, 



of Maltese Is., 47-78 ; 

 search for breeding places, 

 48-50 ; habits and occur- 

 rence of adults of, 60-52 ; 

 seasonal prevalence of, 

 52-53 ; prophylactic mea- 

 sures against, 53-56 ; 

 morphology of 57-67 ; 

 oviposition in captivity, 

 67 ; synopsis of, 68 ; list 

 of references to, 77-78 ; 

 description of spp., 68- 

 77 ; adults found asso- 

 ciated with rabbits, 49. 



minutus, apparently rare in 

 Malta, 47; described, 69- 

 70 ; much more active 

 than other Maltese spp., 

 70 ; wing venation of, 62. 



nigerrimus, sp. n., 68 ; wing 

 venation, 62. 



papaiasli, abundant in 

 Maltese Is., 47 ; breeding 

 places, 48, 49 ; head and 

 appendages of, 57-60 ; 

 external genitalia, 61, 

 74 ; wing venation, 62 ; 

 male and femalo de- 

 scribed, 73, 74 ; much 

 more restless in captivity 

 than P.perniciososus, 75 ; 

 ovum of, 75 ; larva of, 

 75,76; pupa of, 76, 77; 

 eggs only hatch in moist 

 atmosphere, 75. 



perniciosus, sp. n., abundant 

 in Malta, 47 ; possible 

 carrier of Papataci fever, 

 47 ; breeding places, 49 ; 

 wing venation, 62 ; male 

 and female described, 70- 

 72 ; pupa of, 72-73. 



Phoenicoccus, synonym of Sphaerococmis, 

 104. 



Photography of Diptera, 153-160 ; appa- 

 ratus for, 153, 154 ; preparation of 

 insects for, 155, 156 ; illumination, 

 156, 157 ; magnification, 157, 158 : ex- 

 posure, 158, 158 ; development, 159 ; 

 retouching, 159 ; printing, 160. 



picae, Menopon, 151. 



pilifera, Maillotia, 265. 



piiliferus, Culex, 265. 



pilosellus, Clinocoris, 364, note. 



pincerna, Ludlowia, 245, 266. 



pipistrelli, Clinocoris, 364, note. 



pipieiis, Culex, 247, 248, 262, 263. 



Piroplasmosis, in dogs in N. Nigeria, 323, 

 354. 



pitchfordi, Anopheles, 143. 



Plectropterus gambensis, Mallophaga on, 

 148, 149, 151. 



Plexippus jJayladli, preying on Glossina 

 palpalis, 210. 



plumosa, Ludlowia. 245. 



poeciloides, Girardinus, 182. 



poicilipes, Lasioconops, 258. 



polUnctor, Stegomyia, 268. 



Polyctenidae, 152 ; pseudo-joints found 

 in, 364, note. 



Portuguese E. Africa, distribution of 

 Glossina in, 39-42 ; relation between 

 game and Glossina in, 116-118. 



Potamochoerus choeropotamus, Anoplura 

 on, 145. 



potis, Chimaeropsylla, g. et sp. n., 269. 



preioriensis, Anopheles, 143. 



procerus, Goniocotes, 148. 



Prophylactic measures against Phleboto- 

 mus, 53-56 ; repellents, 53, 54 ; fumi- 

 gation, 54 ; light, 64 ; artificial air 

 movement, 54 ; traps, 54 ; nets, 55 ; 

 destruction of breeding grounds, 55, 56 



prospodidis, Lecaniodiaspis, 102. 

 Proteosoma, birds infected with, 7. 

 Protomelanoconion fuscum, 244. 

 pruinosus, Culex, 263. 

 pseudoammlioris, Culex, 259. 

 pseudocinerea, Culiciomyia nebulosa var., 



255, 256. 

 pseudocinereus, Cidex, 254. 

 pseudoconopas, Chrysoconops, 253. 

 Pseudoeriopsylla, g.n., 105, 



