THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
MEDICAL INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS Edited by
RICHARD P. LANE and ROGER W. CROSSKEY Department of Entomology, The Natural Histo...
CHAPMAN & HALL London • Glasgow • New York • Tokyo • Melbourne • Madras
Contents Contributors Preface
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General introduction R. P. Lane and R. W. Crosskey Classification and nomenclature Species and species complexes Distribution and zoogeographical regions Vectors and vector status Collection, storage and handling of specimens References
2 Introduction to the arthropods R. P. Lane Structure Classification The principal arthropod groups Further reading
Part One
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Diptera
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3 Introduction to the Diptera R. W. Crosskey
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Morphology Taxonomy Biology References .
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Sandflies (Phlebotominae) R. P. Lane. Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control
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Collecting, preserving and rearing material References
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5 Mosquitoes (Culicidae) M. W. Service Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References 6
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Blackflies (Simuliidae) R. W. Crosskey
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Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References 7
Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) John Boorman Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology v Medical importance , Control „ Collecting, preserving and rearing material References
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242 249 259 267 277 279 282
Horse-flies, deer-flies and clegs (Tabanidae) John E. Chainey Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control
Contents vii Collecting, preserving and rearing material References Tsetse-flies (Glossinidae) A. M. Jordan
327 328 333
Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References
334 340 365 372 379 381 382
10 Stable-flies and horn-flies (bloodsucking Muscidae) R. W. Crosskey
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Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References
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11 House-flies, blow-flies and their allies (calyptrate Diptera) R. W. Crosskey and R. P. Lane Recognition of calyptrates and elements of structure Identification of medically important calyptrate flies Biology of synanthropic flies Medical importance of adult calyptrate flies Control References 12 Diptera causing myiasis in man Martin J. R. Hall and Kenneth G. V. Smith Recognition and elements of structure Review of dipterous families associated with human myiasis Maggot therapy Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References
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Other insects
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13 Cockroaches (Blattaria) N. R. H. Burgess
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Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control References 14
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Bedbugs and kissing-bugs (bloodsucking Hemiptera) C. J. Schofield and W. R. Dolling Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology of the Triatominae Medical importance Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References
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15 Lice (Anoplura) Joanna Ibarra
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Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control Collecting, preserving and rearing material References 17 Insects of minor medical importance Kenneth G. V. Smith Diptera Hymenoptera
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Recognition and elements of structure Biology Medical importance l Control References "° 16 Fleas (Siphonaptera) Robert E. Lewis
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Contents ix Coleoptera Lepidoptera Thysanoptera (thrips) Incidental insects Insects and hygiene References Part Three
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Arachnids
18 Ticks and mites (Acari) M. R. G. Varma
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Recognition, structure and classification of the Acari Review of the suborder Ixodida (ticks) Biology of ticks , Medical importance of ticks Introduction to mites: recognition and structure Classification and identification of mites Biology and medical importance of mites ,. Control of ticks and mites Collecting, preserving and rearing material of ticks and mites References
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19 Spiders and scorpions (Araneae and Scorpiones) J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson
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Recognition and elements of structure Classification and identification Biology Medical importance Control Collecting and preserving material References
