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Notes on the Behaviour of Glossina pallidipes and G. brevipalpis, and some Comparisons with G. morsitans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Rupert W. Jack
Rupert W. Jack
Affiliation:
Chief Entomologist, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia.
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1. G. pallidipes almost invariably attacks man on the leg from the knee downwards.

2. G. brevipalpis may attack man anywhere and not infrequently on the head.

3. Both species fill themselves readily with human blood once an attack has been made.

4. Neither sex of either species attacks man unless very hungry, as indicated by the very low mean fat content in the captures.

5. G. brevipalpis is apparently more reluctant even than pallidipes to attack man, and the fat contents in flies caught on man are proportionally lower than in the case of pallidipes.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , January 1941 , pp. 407 - 430
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1941

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