. Insects affecting domestic animals [microform] : an account of the species of importance in North America, with mention of related forms occurring on other animals. Parasites; Insects, Injurious and beneficial; Animaux domestiques; Insectes nuisibles. 134 INSECTS AFFECTING DOMESTIC ANIMALS. its distribution to othor countries. I'iVen uow it is thought to exist in Austral iii. Its iittiu'ks upon (tattle, liorses, mules, slieep, as well as nunierons wild animals—/ehras, antelopes, buH'aloes, etc.—are saiil to be most deadly in result, and even man is attacked with severity, tlu)nj;ii it is cla
. Insects affecting domestic animals [microform] : an account of the species of importance in North America, with mention of related forms occurring on other animals. Parasites; Insects, Injurious and beneficial; Animaux domestiques; Insectes nuisibles. 134 INSECTS AFFECTING DOMESTIC ANIMALS. its distribution to othor countries. I'iVen uow it is thought to exist in Austral iii. Its iittiu'ks upon (tattle, liorses, mules, slieep, as well as nunierons wild animals—/ehras, antelopes, buH'aloes, etc.—are saiil to be most deadly in result, and even man is attacked with severity, tlu)nj;ii it is clainu^l that tiiese attacks are less injuiious to man than to animals. Other species . }>enus have similar habits, but are less known. The Hii'PKLATKS {Hip}wlatin N|>i>.) Under the title of The llippelates ria}j;iu^ in Florida' Mr. E. A. Schwarz has called attention to a juroup of inst'cts thiit nnist have a very imimrtant place in the list of animal pkijuues, though they seem to have been pretty generally negh'cted. IIis treatment of the pest is. Fm. "1. —////'/'(''(I'i'K ilavii'm - luiuli cnlarp'il ( from Schwiirz). almost entirely from the standpoint of their attacks upon human beings, but it is clearly shown that they must be a dangerous pest to domestic animals as well. There can be no doubt that these insects have been commonly met with and noticed as a source of annoyaiu-e, but no one seems to have nnule a study of them from the economic standpoint before Mr. Schwarx. The species especially mentioned are: Ifippclati's plchejus Loew, ^flavi- pes Loew, Aiulpusio Loew, two of which are figured and the figures are here reproduced. The annoyance caused by the flies is due to their darting into the eyes and other parts of the body after the moisture or [lerspiration, and also by a constant humming. They prove very iiritable. Further, ' Insect Life, Vol. VII, pp. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may ha
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