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(1920-22) Ind. J. Med. Research 8 and 9.
(1929) Insects, ticks, mites and venomous animals.
Medical.
Fam. Tachinidae.. (PI. MI, Fig. 46). Resemble house flies. Almost all
parasitic on lepidopterous larvae or other insects. Body bristly, arista
(antennal end) bare, proboscis long. Larva parasitic, adults nectar feeders.
Egg laying mostly indiscriminate but generally on host body. Larvae feed
internally. Full grown larva segmented, thick, fat. Pupate in soil. Life cycle
15-20 days. About 100 Indian species recorded, a number occur in
Maharashtra.
A. aegyptia. Small, grey. Parasitic on Earias spp. Laphygma, Spodoptera
etc. A. hyalinata. Parasitic on Noctuids, Pyralids, Gelichids. Carcelia spp.
Common on caterpillars of Arctidae, Lymantriidae etc. E. civiloides on
Noctuids. Pyralids, Hyblaeids and Sphingids. M. oculata on Buoris,
Parnara, Plusia etc, Pfychomyia spp. on any lepidopterous larvae. Slunnia
spp. also similar. Thrycolyga spp. attack almost any caterpillar, W.
albiceps on Noctuids, Pierids, Sphingids.
Refer : Beeson and Chatterjee S. N. (1935) Ind. For. Rec. Ent. 1(9) on the
Biology of Tachimds.
Russel H ,(1922) J, Bom. Nat. Hist. Soc. 28 : 703 Indian Parasitic.
Flies.
Fam. Muscidae (House flies) ( शांचे टो , घोडा) (Pर शांचे टो ) (PL HI, Fig. 47) Includes
Anthomyidae and Cordyluridae. All look like house flies. Small to
medium, a few blood sucking. Body compact, 4 visible abdomenal
segments, no bristles at base. Antenna! arista (end) plumose, one or both
sides. Majority of larvae scavengers in dung or decaying matter, taper at
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