. Economic entomology. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Thysanura. l82 ARACHNOIDEA. CASE Argas americanus (ie/Zo').—30. Enlarged figure of ditto. XI. No. 30. Found in Texas along with the common cattle tick (Ixodes bovis), but has not yet been recorded as troublesome to man. Its form is similar to that of the Persian species, but the granulations are smaller, and on the back radiate from a central point outwards, espe- cially behind. Argas miniatus {Koch). Said by Koch to be from " Dama- rara" (whether intended for Demerara or Damara Land not known).. Argas Miniatus. Copied from Koc
. Economic entomology. Beneficial insects; Insect pests; Thysanura. l82 ARACHNOIDEA. CASE Argas americanus (ie/Zo').—30. Enlarged figure of ditto. XI. No. 30. Found in Texas along with the common cattle tick (Ixodes bovis), but has not yet been recorded as troublesome to man. Its form is similar to that of the Persian species, but the granulations are smaller, and on the back radiate from a central point outwards, espe- cially behind. Argas miniatus {Koch). Said by Koch to be from " Dama- rara" (whether intended for Demerara or Damara Land not known).. Argas Miniatus. Copied from Koch. No. 31. ARGAS MOUBATA {Mzirr. n. s.).—31. Enlarged figure of ditto. This insect is a native of Angola. Specimens were brought home by the late lamented Dr. Welwitsch, and it is figured from those in his collection. It is called by the natives Moubata, and we have preserved the name. It attacks both man and beast, and, according to Dr. Welwitsch, gets at man in bed like a bug. The pain of its bite is not felt until two hours after it has been inflicted, but it makes up for the respite by continuing painful and inflamed for from twelve to twenty-four hours thereafter. It is oblong, coriaceous, coloured something like a shark's skin, or slate-colour, speckled with white spots or granulations all over it, which are larger and more dispersed than in the other species. It is obviously akin to the Argas Savignii of Egypt, which, how- ever, does not, from the figure in the " Description de I'Egypte,'*. 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 Murray, Andrew, 1812-1878. [London] Chapman and Hall
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