Key-catalogue of insects of importance in public health / by C.W. Stiles and Albert Hassall.

  • Charles Wardell Stiles
Date:
[1928]
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    1109C (1109A). Polyplax Enderlein, 1904, Zool. Anz., v. 28 (4), Oct. 7, 139, 142, 223, tod. spinulosus.—Syn. Eremophthirius8 Glink., 1907, SkAW Wien, v. 116, 381-383. *serrata Burm., 1839, Gen. Rhyn., no. 6 [Pediculus1]: Polyplax; Haemato- pinus1.—Mouse louse, on Mus musculus.—Can transmit tularaemia. 1110 (1070). HEMIPTERAe115 Linn., 1758a, 341 (HAEMIPTERAd), 434; tsd. (1904) Cimex.—True bugs; Schnabelkerfe; Halbfluegler; Wanzen. [C. 25a, 350.] See fllll. For keys to ^Connecticut genera and species, see Britton, 1923, Bui. 34, Conn. Geol. Nat. Hist. Surv. For check list of American (N. of Mexico) groups, genera and species, see Van Duzee. 1917a. 1111. Section HEMELYTRATA Fallen, 1829, preface. See flll2. 1112 (1163). FRONTIROSTRIA Zett., 1840, Ins. lap., 257. See flll3. 1113 (1070; 1163). HEMIPTERAr16 Linn., 1758a, 434; tsd. (1904) Cimex.— True bugs, etc.; Wanzen, Ungleichfluegler. [C. 25a, 350; B. & M. 15a, 76.] See tlH4. 1114 (1124). HYDROCORES Burm., 1837a, 595; seu CRYP TO CERA T A • Karsch, 1883a, 644; seu HYDROCORIDA; AQUATICA° Leach in Steph., 1829a, 353.—Wasserwanzen. See flll5. 1115 (1117; 1119; 1121). Corixidae Dohrn, 1859, 53 [nv]; seu Corisidae0 Uhler, 1884, 250.—Water-Boatman.—Type of Subo. SANDALIOR- RHYNCHA Boerner, 1904, Zool. Anz., 522. See f 1116. 1116. *Corixa Geoffr., 1762 (1799), 477, mt. (tsd. 1840; 1915) striata Linn., 1758a, 439 [“of Geoffr. = geoffroyi Leach”].—[C. 25a, 362; B. & M. 15a, 77.] Adults and eggs used as food for man and birds in Mexico and Egypt. 1117 (1115). Notonectidae1 Leach in Samouelle, 1819, Ent. Useful Comp., 226; Steph., 1829, Syst. Cat. Brit. Ins., 353.—Back-swimmers. [C. 25a, 362; B. & M. 15a, 77.] May inflict painful bites. See tlH8. 1118. *Notonecta1 Linn., 1758a, 343, 439; tsd. (1810) glauca.—Boat-fly. glauca Linn., 1758a, 439: Notonecta.—Europe*. 1119 (1115). *Nepidae Fallen, 1829, Hemipt. Suec., 168.—Water-scorpions. [C. 25a, 364; B. & M. 15a, 77.] See fll20. 1120. *Nepa Linn., 1758a, 440; tsd. (1810) cinerea.—[C. 25a, 364; B. & M. 15a, 77.] Despite the vernacular name, these insects are not to be con fused with the |734 scorpions. Capable of inflicting painful wound. 1121 (1115). *Belostomidae Dohrn, 1859, Cat. Hemipt., 54; seu Belos- tomatidae6 Uhler, 1886, 28.—Giant water-bugs, electric-light bugs. [C. 25a, 365; B. & M. 15a, 77.] Capable of inflicting a severe sting, the effects of which may last several days. [In experiments upon myself, successive bites had a decreasing effect. The first sting caused a momentary intense pain, followed by considerable swelling of the experimental finger.—C. W. S.] See fll22. 1122 (1123). *BeIostoma> Latr., 1807, Gen. Crust. Ins., v. 3, 144, mt. testaceo- pallidum [ = 6osciB].—[C. 25a, 367; B. & M. 15a, 77.] *species Herrick, 1914, Ins. Inj. Househ., 417, fig. 144: Belostoma.—“Elec¬ tric light bugs.”—Painful wound inflicted by rostrum. 1123 (1122). *Lethocerus Mayer, 1852, YzbGWien, v. 2, 17-18, mt. cordofanus, Kordovan*.—[C. 25a, 366; B. & M. 15a, 77.] Syn. Belostomaha of Latr., 1810a, 434, type grandis, fide Van Duzee, 1917a, 465. 15 Syns.: PROBOSCIDEA0 Scop., 1763, 112 [not Illiger, 1811, mammals; Schmidt, 1832, mollusk]; RYNGOTAo Fabr., 1775a, 673; RHYNGOTA« Fabr., 1803, 1; RHYNCHOTA• Burm., 1837a, 592 [B. & M. 15a, 4.]; AR THROIDIGNA THA° Spin., 1850, 25. 16 Syns.: FRONTIROSTRES • Fallen, 1829, preface; DERMAPTERA^ Retz., 1783, iii, v, tpd. 2nd genus Nepa [not DERMAPTERA de Geer, 1773, tpd. Forficula]; HETEROPTERA Latr., “1802”; 1810a, 250; tsd. (1904) Cimex [not Heteropterah Raf., 1814, mollusk; Macq., 1835, dipteron].