ARTHROPODS OF MEDICAL IMPORTANCE IN AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO

Abstract

The occurrence of insects and other arthropods of medical importance in America North of Mexico is summarized on the basis of review of most of the available references in the scientific literature. The report includes, for each major group of arthropods, a listing of species and subspecies with biological and distributional data, tabulations of diseases of disease organisms transmitted, and literature citations. The groups of arthropods included, with the number of species or subspecies in parentheses, are: Mosquitoes (361), Black flies (234), Sand flies (13), Midges (122), Horse flies (554), Biting flies (4), Non-biting flies (45), Fleas (543), Bugs (30), Urticating and vesicating arthropods (9), Ticks (110), Mites (78), and Miscellaneous arthropods (17).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0697176

Entities

People

  • B. V. Travis
  • Helen H. Lee
  • Renato M. Labadan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Birds
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Eutrophication
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Viruses

Readers

  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology