Notes on the Behaviour ofGlossina pallidipesandG. brevipalpis, and some Comparisons withG. morsitans
- 1 January 1941
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Bulletin of Entomological Research
- Vol. 31 (4), 407-430
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007485300005137
Abstract
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.Keywords
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