Handbook of Medical EntomologyRiley, William A. (William Albert)
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Handbook of Medical Entomology
Riley, William A. (William Albert)
Insect pests; Insects as carriers of disease; Medical parasitology
m. Proboscis geniculate, inserted in a deep
slit; female without extricate ovipositor;
arista either bare or plumose; squamæ large;
facial grooves approximated below.
n. Arista bare, short. Larvæ in rodents.
Tropic America. _B. princeps_. _Bogeria_
Austen
nn. Arista pectinate above.
o. Tarsi broadened and flattened, hairy,
anal lobe of the wing large. Larvæ in
rodents. A number of American species.
_Cuterebra_.
oo. Tarsi slender, not hairy; anal lobe of
the wing moderate. Larvæ in man and
other mammals. Tropic America. D.
CYANIVENTRIS. DERMATOBIA Br.
mm. Mouth parts very small, vestigial; arista
bare.
n. Facial grooves approximated below, leaving
a narrow median depression or groove.
o. Cell R_5 closed and petiolate, body
nearly bare. Larvæ in the nasal cavities
of the smaller Ungulates. The sheep bot
fly. O. OVIS. Widely distributed OESTRUS
L.
oo. Cell R_5 narrowly open, body hairy.
Larvæ parasitic on deer. Europe and
America. _Cephenomyia_ Latr.
nn. Facial grooves far apart, enclosing
between them a broad shield-shaped
surface; squamæ large; female with
elongate ovipositor. Larvæ hypodermatic on
Ungulates HYPODERMA Clark
o. Palpi wanting; tibiæ thickened in the
middle.
p. Hair at apex of the abdomen yellow;
legs including femora yellowish brown.
H. DIANA
pp. Hair at the apex of the abdomen
reddish yellow. Europe and America.
q. Tibiæ and tarsi yellow; femora black.
H. LINEATA
qq. Legs black with black hair; tips of
hind tibia and tarsi yellowish
brown. H. BOVIS
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