The Flea

This 1920 text contains a variety of information regarding fleas, only recently discovered by zoologists at the time of publication.

Harold Russell (Author)

9781107605831, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 March 2012

140 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm, 0.16 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. The Flea by Harold Russell was first published in 1913. The text contains a variety of information regarding fleas, much of which had only recently been discovered by zoologists at the time of publication.

Preface
1. Introductory
2. The external structure of a flea
3. The mouth-parts and sense-organs
4. The internal organs of a flea
5. The human flea and other species
6. The chigoes and their allies
7. Fleas and plague
8. Rat-fleas and bat-fleas
Appendices: A. Systematic view of the order Siphonaptera
B. A list of British fleas and their hosts
C. On collecting and preserving fleas
D. Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Insects [entomology PSVT7]