12 Veterinary Medicine. 



PULICID^. FLEAS, (pulexflea.) 



Sub-Family Sarcopsyllina (sarx flesh, psylla flea). Head 

 large, thorax small. 



Genus Sarcopsylla. 



Sarcopsylla Penetrans. Chigoe. Burrowing Fl^a. 

 Ovigerous female, subcutem : .man, pig, dog, cat, sheep, 

 goat, ox, horse, ass, mule, birds. Tropical America and 

 Africa. 



S. Gallinarum. Burrowing Flea of Fowls. Africa, America. 



Genus Rhinchopsylla. (RWno nose). Hooked max- 

 illae recurved. R. PuLBX. Found on parroquette and bat. 



Genus Helminthopsylla. (Helminthos worm). Round 

 head, large eyes, maxillae triangular, straight. 



H. Variegata (AIvAkurt). Attacks ox, horse, sheep and 

 camel in Turkistan. 



Genus Pui,iciNie. Head small, labia in four segments, eyes 

 large. 



Pulex Irritans. Flea of man. 



P. Serraticeps (serrated or comblike head). Dogs and cats. 



P. (Ceralophyllus) Goniocephalus (Leporis). Hares and 

 rabbits. 



P. Avium. Pigeons, chickens, swallows and other birds. 



Order Hemiptera (hemi half, pteron wing). 



Sub-Order. Heteroptera ('eteros different, pteron wing). 

 Bugs Proper. 



Acanthia Columbarum (acanthos hook). Bug op Pigeon 

 Nest. 



A. Hirundinis. BuG OF Swallow Nbst. 



A. (Cimex) Lectularius. Bedbug. 



Reduvius Personatus. Masked Bug. Burrows in wood ; 

 attacks man. 



Harp ACTOR Cruentus ('arpage rapine). South of France. 



Eulyes Am^na. Java, Borneo. 



Arilus Serratus. Brazil. 



Nepa CinerEA. Water scorpion. 



NoTonecta Glauca. Water bug. 



