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Definition of Echidnophaga gallinacea

1. Noun. Parasitic on especially the heads of chickens.

Medical Definition of Echidnophaga gallinacea

1. The sticktight flea, a serious pest of poultry in subtropical America; also frequently attacks domestic mammals and humans. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Echidnophaga Gallinacea

Literary usage of Echidnophaga gallinacea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Economic Biology by Walter Edward Collinge, A. H. Reginald Buller, George Herbert Carpenter, Robert Newstead, Arthur Everett Shipley (1908)
"It is nearly allied with E. gallinacea. The females all had their heads solidly embedded in the skin of the host. 12.—Echidnophaga gallinacea, Westwood. ..."

2. Handbook of Medical Entomology by William Albert Riley, Oskar Augustus Johannsen (1915)
"... should be carefully examined every morning to see if any black 6 ' i * V * f • \ - L" " I, 07. Echidnophaga gallinacea infesting head of chicken. ..."

3. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"... Flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea West wood). This flea is occasionally found on dogs and cats, and on other animals, but is known for the most part as a ..."

4. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"Echidnophaga gallinacea Westw. " This species has the body almost as broad as long, and of a red-brown color; one bristle in front of eye and six on each ..."

5. Sanitary Entomology: The Entomology of Disease, Hygiene and Sanitation by William Dwight Pierce (1921)
"... flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea). Somewhat reduced. (Bishopp.) From US Dept. Agr., Bull. 248, fig. 7. are more abundant during moderately warm weather ..."

6. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"... 351; transmission of malaria, 441; Anopheles in coral reef pools, 442. Echidnophaga gallinacea, 420. ..."

7. Circular by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (Mayaguez) (1918)
"THE SIPHONAPTERA, OR FLEAS THE NIGUA OR SAND FLEA. Common on pigs raised near the seashore. Echidnophaga gallinacea Olliff: Det. FC Bishopp. ..."

8. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1915)
"Felt, EP—The gall midges of the pine, 411, x, 74-G. Illingworth, JF—Notes on the habits and control of the chicken flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), 179, ..."

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