Excerpt from The Fleas of North America: Classification, Identification, and Geographic Distribution of These Injurious and Disease-Spreading Insects
He also opposed the theory of the origin of fleas from the Diptera because the latter have no meron in the metathoracic leg.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book categorizes, identifies, and details the distribution of fleas from North America and the West Indies. The author, an expert on the Siphonaptera, has revised all previously described species, as well as described 63 subspecies and varieties, 209 species, and 14 new genera. This book provides a taxonomical review with extensive data for each species, subspecies, and variety, including synonyms, type hosts and localities, range, and remarks on identification characteristics. The author has also included original descriptions, references to figures, published notes on biology or economic importance, and redescriptions. The classification, identification, and distribution of fleas provided in this book aid in disease prevention and effective flea control. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781390292374_0
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