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THE great importance of certain groups of insects and other arthropods as vectors of disease-producing organisms affecting man, is universally recognized. In this way the subject of medical entomology has come into being and it is one which displays continuous rapid growth.
A Handbook for the Identification of Insects of Medical Importance
By Dr. John Smart; with Chapters on Fleas, by Dr. Karl Jordan, and on Arachnids, by R. J. Whittick. Pp. x + 269 + 13 plates. (London: British Museum (Natural History), 1943.) 15s.
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IMMS, A. A Handbook for the Identification of Insects of Medical Importance. Nature 153, 96 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153096b0
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