1640 



THE MYIASES AND ALLIED CONDITIONS 



Scolechiasis. 

 Synonym. — Scholechiasis. 



Definition. — vScolechiasis is the invasion of the body by the larvse 

 of the Lepidoptera. 



History. — Originally the term ' scolechiasis ' was used by Kirby 

 and Spence for the invasion of the body by the larvae of any insects, 

 but Hope suggested that the term should be restricted as indicated, 

 and invented new terms for other infestations. 



Varieties. — Hope gives a list of seven cases, of which five were 

 gastro-intestinal, one was rhinal, and one was not classified. 



Gastro-Intestinal Scolechiasis. — This is due to Pontia brassicce 

 Linnaeus, belonging to the Papilionidae, and observed by Calderwood 

 in Scotland. Two were due to Cr ambas pinguinalis, of the Noctuidae, 

 one being observed by Linnaeus in Sweden and one by Church in 

 England, and one was due to Phryganea grandis, observed by Church 

 in England. The one without determination was found by Lister 

 in England. 



Rhinal Scolechiasis. — There is only one case caused by Crambus 

 pinguinalis, and recorded by Kirby and Spence, on the authority 

 of Fulvius Angelinus, as occurring in Ravenna. 



Canthariasis. 



Synonym. — Scolechiasis as used by us in the second edition. 



Definition. — Canthariasis is the invasion of the body by the larvae 

 of the Coleoptera. 



Remarks. — The term used above was introduced by Hope in 1840, 

 when he recorded a number of cases of rhinal, gastro-intestinal, and 

 urinary infestations. 



Rhinal Canthariasis. — This was due to Tenebrio moleior 

 Linnaeus, and was recorded by Tulpius and by Oswald Allen. 



Gastro-Intestinal Canthariasis.— The genera recorded are 

 numerous. 



CarabidcB. — Sphodrus leucophthalanus by Paykull in Sweden, in 

 1797; Dermestes lardarius by Otto and Chichester, in 1807, in 

 England ; and D. murmus by Otto, also in England. 



StaphylinidcB. — PcBderus elongatus Fabricius; Oxyporus subier- 

 raneus Fabricius; Staphylinus splendens Fabricius; 5. politus 

 Fabricius; S. fuscipes Fabricius; and 5. punctulatus Fabricius by 

 Paykull in Sweden, in 1796-1798. 



ScarabceidcB. — Geotrupes vernalis by Van Brommell in Sweden, 

 in 1729; Melolontha, sp. 7 , by Lemaout, Depalse (1817 ?), and 

 Desvoidy in France. 



TenebrionidcB. — Tenebrio moleior Linnaeus by Foresfus, in 1568, 

 at Brielle; by Kellie in Scotland; by Pickells and by Thomson in 

 Ireland; by Traill and others in England; by Acrel in Sweden, in 

 1796. 



BlapidcB. — Blaps mortisaga Fabricius by Pickells, Thomson, and 

 O'Brien in Ireland, in 1827; by Bateman and others in England. 



