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On the Biology of the Pigeon Fly, Pseudolynchia maura Bigot (Diptera, Hippoboscidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. Robert Coatney
G. Robert Coatney
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Iowa State College.
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[This paper deals with the biology of Pseudolynchia maura Bigot, the pupa and pupation period, sex ratio, offspring per female and longevity when bred under laboratory conditions by feeding on pigeons (the host in nature), chickens, mourning dove, man (hosts more or less unsuitable). Effects of the bite are described.—Ed.]

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , October 1931 , pp. 525 - 532
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1931

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