. Entomology for medical officers. Insect pests; Insects as carriers of disease. CHAPTER XIII Order Diptera {concluded): The Pupipara (Lat. Pupa, and pario = \.o bring forth). The flies of this comparatively small group are so named because, so far as their method of reproduction is known, they give birth to a full-grown larva—one at a birth—which pupates almost immediately it is extruded; but as this. Fio. 72—nippolosca maculaia. method is now known to occur outside the group (in Glossina) the name as such is not exclusively appropriate. The flies themselves are blood-sucking parasites which
. Entomology for medical officers. Insect pests; Insects as carriers of disease. CHAPTER XIII Order Diptera {concluded): The Pupipara (Lat. Pupa, and pario = \.o bring forth). The flies of this comparatively small group are so named because, so far as their method of reproduction is known, they give birth to a full-grown larva—one at a birth—which pupates almost immediately it is extruded; but as this. Fio. 72—nippolosca maculaia. method is now known to occur outside the group (in Glossina) the name as such is not exclusively appropriate. The flies themselves are blood-sucking parasites which live concealed among the hairs of mammals and under the feathers of birds, but one minute species is a parasite of bees 184. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alcock, A. (Alfred), 1859-1933. London, Gurney & Jackson
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