[15] Mr. Bates, in his interesting "Naturalist on the Amazons," mentions an Œstrus as occurring in those regions, which deposits its eggs in the human flesh, the larva causing a swelling which resembles a boil.—Ed.
[16] "Recherches sur les Œstrides en général, et particulièrement sur les Œstres qui attaquent l'homme, le cheval, le bœuf, et le mouton." Par N. Joly, Professeur à la Faculté des Sciences de Toulouse. P. 63. Lyons, 1846.
[17] "The majority of convicts attacked by the Lucilia hominivorax," says M. F. Bouyer, captain of the frigate, in "Un Voyage à la Guyane Française," "have succumbed, despite the assistance of science. Cures have been the exception: in a dozen cases three or four are reported."—Tour du Monde, 1866, 1er Semestre, p. 318.
[18] "Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa," by David Livingstone, LL.D., D.C.L. P. 81, et seq. London, John Murray, 1857. (The extract in the original of this work is from a French translation: "Explorations dans l'Intérieur de l'Afrique australe, et voyages à travers le continent Sainte-Paul de Loanda à l'Embouchure du Zambèze, de 1840 à 1846, traduit de l'Anglais." Pages 93-95. 8vo. Paris, 1859.—Ed.)
[19] From [Greek: gê], the earth, and [Greek: koris], a bug.
[20] From [Greek: hydôr], water, and [Greek: koris], a bug.
[21] This species is Lygænus militaris.—Ed.
[22] A genus of beetles.
[23] "Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire des Insectes." Tome iii., p. 283. 4to. Stockholm, 1773.
[24] "Mémoires," tome v. 4to.