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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    1273 (1269). Gnathocerus* Thunb., 1814, Vet. Acad. Handl, 46 [Gnatocerus] *cornutusFabr., 1798a, 51 [Trogosita1], “Habitatin Tanger Dom. Schousboe Mus. Dom. Lund. : Gnathocerus; Echocerus.—Broad-horned flour beetle. Pest in bake houses.—Europe; California; Florida; cosmo¬ politan. 1273 (1269). Scaurus Fabr., 1775a, 253, mt. atratus; etd. (1810) striatus. striatus Fabr., 1792, Ent. syst., v. 1 (1), 93: Scaurus.—Intermediate host of f314 Hymenolepis diminuta.—Italia meridional^. 1274 (1269). Tribolium MacLeay, 1825, Annulosa Javanica, 47, mt. T. cas- taneum (Herbst [Colydium]); tsd. (1915) ferrugineum. confusum Duval, 1868, Cat. Col. Europe, 280 [nv]: Tribolium.—Confused flour-beetle. Infests flour, meal, prepared cereals. *ferrugineum Fabr., 1787a, v. 1, 212 [Tenebrio1]: Tribolium.—Rust-red flour-beetle. Infests flour, meal, cereals, etc.—Florida; Indiana; cos¬ mopolitan. 1275 (1268). Ptinidae Leach in Samouelle, 1819, Ent. Useful Comp., 180.— [C. 25a, 514; B. & M. 15a, 35.] See fl276. 1276 (1276A; 1277). Ptinus Linn., 1767, S. N., 565; tsd. (1810; 1837; 1840; 1915) 5th sp. p. 566 fur.—[C. 25a, 514; B. & M. 15a, 35.] Cf. fl314 Bruchus 1762. brunneus Gmelin, 1789, v. 1 (4), 1606 “Mus. Lesk.,p. 6, no. 128”: Ptinus.— On cadavers, dead over 3 years, 8th period, physical conditions debris, fide M4gn., 1895, 96, fig. 26.—Europe*. fur Linn., 1758a, 393 [Cerambyx1]: Ptinus; Buprestis.—“White-marked spider-beetle.” Pest to books.—Europe; Asia; America, species Heim, 1894, C. r. Soc. Biol., v. 6 (3), 60: Ptinus.—Heim found larvae on anthrax leather and reports anthrax spores in their excreta. fl276A (1276). Niptus Boieldieu, 1856, Ann. Soc. ent. France, 290 [nv]. hololeucus Faldermann, 1835, N. M4m. Soc. imp. Moscou, v. 4, 214 [nv]: Niptus.—Larva in urethra. 1277 (1276). Ptilinus Geoffr., 1762 (1799), Hist. Ins. Paris, v. 1, 64; tsd. (1810; 1840) 1st sp. pectinicornis. pectinicornis Linn., 1758a, 355 [Dermestes1]: Ptilinus; Ptinus1.—Of eco¬ nomic importance. Destruction of furniture.—Europe*. *ruficornis Say, 1823 (1859), Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila., v. 3, 186 (119): Ptilinus.—Destruction of wood floors.—New York. 1278 (1268). Anobiidae Kiesw., 1877 [nv].—Death-watch beetles. [C. 25a, 514; B. & M. 15a, 34.] See fl279. 1279 (1280 to 1282). Anobium Fabr., 1775a, 62; tsd. (1840; 1915) 1st sp. pertinax; etd. (1832) tessellatus.—-[B. & M. 15a, 34 “Anobia”.] *hirtum Rossi in Ill., 1807, Mag. f. Ins., v. 6, 19: Anobium.—Destruction of book bindings.—Italy, Southern Europe; U. S. A.—So. castaneum Oliv., 1790, 7, fide Leng, 1920, 242. 1289 (1279). Lasioderma Steph., 1832, Illus. Brit. Ent., v. 5, 417, mt. testaceum. —[C. 25a, 515.] serricorne Fabr., 1792, Ent. syst., v. 1 (1), 241 [Ptinus1]: Lasioderma.— “Cigarette beetle.” Household pest. Infests various foods. Destroys cigarettes and cigars.—America*. 13811(1279). Sitodrepa Thoms., [?1857 or] 1863, Scand. Coleopt., v. 5, 166, mt. panicea L.—[C. 25a, 515; B. & M. 15a, 34.] panicea Linn., 1761a, Fauna Suec., 145 [Dermestes1]: Sitodrepa.—“Drug¬ store beetle.” Infests all kinds of drugs, leather, books, cork, food¬ stuffs, etc.