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

  • Charles Wardell Stiles
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[1928]
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Credit: Key-catalogue of insects of importance in public health / by C.W. Stiles and Albert Hassall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1145 (1142A). Eratyrus St&l, 1859, Berl. ent. Zeit., v. 3, 103, contained 2 sp. (mucronatus St&l; cuspidatus St&l). cuspidatus St&l, 1859, BeZ, v. 3, 103-104: Eratyrus; Erathyrus.—Carrier of f95 Schizotrypanum cruzi.—Venezuela; Columbia.4 1146 (1142A). Eulyes Am. & Serv., 1843, Hist. nat. Ins., 359, mt. amoena Guerin. amoena Guer., 1838, Mag. d. Zool., 350 [nv]; 1844, 340 [nv] [Reduvius1]: Eulyes.—Bites man.—Borneo; Java. 1147 (1142A). Lamus Still, 1859, Berl. ent. Zeit., v. 3, 115; type probably megistus, 1st sp.—Not Lamus Dejean, 1859, in Lacordaire, Hist. nat. Ins., Coleopt., v. 5, 387, mt. Boros rufipes; a museum label name of earlier date. megistus Burm., 1839, 246 [fl 153 Triatoma,! q.v.]: Lamus.—The “Barberio” of Brazil.—“Chief vector of” f95 Schizotrypanum cruzi. 1148 (1142A). Melanolestes St&l, 1866, Of. Vet. Ak., v. 23(9), 251, 259; tsd. (1917) picipes. *abdominalis Herrich-Sehaeffer, 1848, 63, fig. 832 [Pirates *] [nv]: Melano¬ lestes.—Bites man severely.—Mexico; Guiana; U. S. A. *morio Erichson, 1848 [nv]: Melanolestes.—Bites man.—Mexico; Guiana; U. S. A. *picipes H.-Sch., 1848, Wanz. Ins., v. 8, 62 [Pirates *] [nv]: Melanolestes.— “Black corsair.” Painful bite.—Mississippi. 1149 (1142A). Phonergates St&l, 1853, Of. Vet. Ak. Forh., v. 10(10), 261, type (?). bicoloripes St&l, 1855, 40 [nv]: Phonergates {Phonergates).—“Ochindundu.”— Bites man; serious effects.—Preys on f863 Ornithodoros moubata, the tick which transmits relapsing fever and possibly filariasis and other diseases in the W. Indies.—S. Africa; W. Indies, species King, 1906, J. Trop. Med., London, 373: Phonergates.—Produces small red lumps at point of bite.—S. Africa; Sudan.4 1150 (1142A). *Rasahus Am. & Serv., 1843, Hist. nat. Ins. Hemipt., 325; tsd. (1917) sulcicollis. *biguttatus s Say, 1832 (1859), 13 (307): Rasahus; Petalocheirus1; Pirates1; Callisphodrus.1—“.Two-spotted corsair.” Bites man.—Southern U. S. A., Louisiana4; Para; Cuba; Panama.—So. (1859) Pirates mutillarius. Hhoracicus St&l, 1872, Enum. Hemipt., pt. 2, 106: Rasahus.—Bites man.— Most so-called “spider bites” of Calif, are due to Rasahus (fide Davidson).—Mexico4; S. W. U. S. A. 1151 (1142A). *Rhodniiis St&l, 1859, Berlin, ent. Zeit., v. 3, 104, type ? (orig. 1. prolixus chef-de-file, 2. nasatus). brethesi da Matta [nv]: Rhodnius.—Occasionally bites man.—Amazonas. brumpti Pinto, 1925, Ensaio [nv]: Rhodnius.—Vector of f95 Schizotrypanum cruzi. prolixus St&l, 1859, Berlin, ent. Zeit., v. 3, 104: Rhodnius.—Attacks man.— Reported as vector of f95 Schizotrypanum cruzi.—Venezuela, S. America; W. Indies. 1152 (1142A). Rhynocoris Hahn, 1834, Wanz. Ins., v. 2, 20 [nv]; tsd. (1917) cruentus Fabr. — iracundus Poda. iracundus Poda, 1761, Ins. Mus. Graec., 58 [Cimex1]: Rhynocoris; Rhino- coris.—Bites man.—France. 1153 (1142A). *Triatoma Laporte, 1832, Mag. Zool., v. 2, 11, mt. gigas Fabr.= rubrofasciatus de Geer; cf. tsd. (1915) infestans.—“Barbeiros.” [C. 25a, 382.] Syn. Conorhinus0 Laporte, 1832, Mag. Zool., 77, Triatoma renamed, hence type gigas; etd. (1915) sanguisugus.