Medical Entomology for Students

Contents 1. Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae) 2. Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae) 3. Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae) 4. Black flies (Simuliidae) 5. Phlebotomine sand flies (Phlebotominae) 6. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) 7. Horse flies (Tabanidae) 8. Tsetse flies (Glossinidae) 9. House flies and stable flies (Muscidae) and latrine flies (Fanniidae) 10. Flies and myiasis 11. Fleas (Siphonaptera) 12. Sucking lice (Anoplura) 13. Bedbugs (Cimicidae) 14. Triatomine bugs (Triatominae) 15. Cockroaches (Blattaria) 16. Soft ticks (Argasidae) 17. Hard ticks (Ixodidae) 18. Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae) 19. Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae) 20. Miscellaneous mites Appendix: names of some chemicals and microbials used in vector control Glossary of common terms relevant to medical entomology Select bibliography Index. Reviews of the third edition:'… a very well written book that is well suited for its purpose as an introduction for students … it would serve well as a quick refresher to the subject even for experienced medical entomologists.' - The Lancet '… undergraduate and postgraduate masters students can continue to rely on this affordable and reliable basic introduction to the discipline of medical entomology.' - Parasitology