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XVI. PATHOGENS of BLATTIDAE (COCKROACHES) A XVI. PATHOGENS OF BLATTIDAE (COCKROACHES) a Mary Ann Strand Boyce Thompson Institute Yonkers, NY 10701, USA and Marion A. Brooks Department ofEntomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55101, USA a The literature for this table and bibliography covers the period 1962-1975. 289 290 I'll CY) 'IN C'- H %D 0% 1-1 '-- 0% 0% 0n %-, 14 'IO Ai ~ 4.1 0%00 0% .,C 1- C") '0 .0 .0 0 0 0 -% C) *J 0% 0% 0% 40% 3 0 $4 0 0 14. * ) H 1.. 14. 4.1 000 Cl 0 0% 4.4 0% H 4.4 Cd 14. -4. :3 Cu Cu Cu Cu 0 cs : A 4.1 0% E-4 N =- Un 1.. 4. 4.1,14 4.1 0) H 9 = Cu Cu 0 '4i 0 0 C) 0) 0 N %- (A 0 o Cu 0 C) 0 0 C) c) 0 1 .4 0 1.) 9:0 Cu Cu Cu :3 1. 1.40: 'C) 4 '-4 Sn 1.. 10 . 1.~4 1.. 1.i C Cu cu ml) C C P 0: 1.4 0 '0 >. * * * 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 A* Cu Cu0 0Cu Cu0 Cu0 Cu0 Cu0 .0 -r 4.1 pi cu cu oc C0 04-4 C C) HI 4. cu Cd HCu la) 0 0 10 0 co Cu H- 8 @ O 0- ¢n Cl) ¢ecn ¢0 (A to¢e Xw 44 rW 44 0 0 8 p= pD p: pD p= p: p= pD p: p p~p 4 0 44 O P: p4 Of4 C-.) C) 0 0 C) I I I I I I co '-4 00 (A co CA Cd Pk) co Cu Cu 0 *A 0 Cu 0 0 H N '4) Cu .0 0) 0 Go Cu 0. 0 -A 0 Hr 0 0 .,4 10 co 14) '4)0 as r., 0 1.4w .44 0 co 0) cn 0 be 0 0 3 .-r4 :3 0 be C) C)u Cuax 1.4 H- 0) .0 0 Cu 0 00 0 0 1.4 co0 0 0) ¢4 0 4.1u 4.-C 4.) .0 .0 0) C) C) (A u rA Cu 0 .44 4.1 4j C) v0 co u Cu Cu 0)cn Cu3 cu Cu cu Cu ) u u Cu c Cu 1.4 '4 C) Cu Cu co 0 0 0) . 0'- .0 $4. 01. 4.1 Hp 4.1(A $4 4.1 az u 0 0 co C 4 a oa 0 C) 0 C) 10 0 co 1.4 r4 co03 0 .0 0 0 0 O 1.4 0 0 0 .0 0co . Cu14i co) .0 .0.0 a 0 > '.4 10 PXg H 1. C) 4 0 '.4 s Cu Cu Cu (a co c 0L C 1 Cu ofZ 0) 0 $d .* 0i ut p4 P.4 U) l).4 Cl) 4Cu p4 Cu P 4H P4 b4 CQu Cu 4.1 Cu 0 C', H 10 ¢co Cu co Cu Cu Cu 0) 0410 4.1 4.1 4.1 H4.1 4.i 4. cu N Cu Cu H 'C) ) 410 'C4. 4. ¢ r- $4 I H ¢- ¢C) .C) ') cu>s ¢C ¢C ¢C '¢ <.4 : 1. 1.4 Cu CU '.4 '44 co 0 -A 4.1 4. co .o Cu 1.4 0) 0 C) .9 .r4 -C co Cd 0 4.1 H Q u Cu .r4 4i 4.1 to E-H .0 a 4.1 N- m co)4)C Cd co .-4 H go PO 291 0% a% '"4 "-4 4-i CY) 4-i '0 r- C'-. 14 0%= ON = 0% '--4 '014co0 0% 14 Co N N .r Eq14%0 ,14 Co 14 0% o 0 %-, - 44 14 C) 0 0 0 00 4 .0 .0 '"4 1.4 U, .0 140$ -"4 0D 14 04 a 4a 0) 0% 0%- a%= 0 l 14 '"4 0 0% 114%1N 'a= Z _ 00r 10 '4 r- 00 4-i m co $4- 14% Co Ca .,40) 1414d0)01- 1-4 1Ca 10 14 14 E-4 '0 0) $1 S = :2 '0 as 0 C: 00 0t0 co Ca 0 0 $ 0 (/2 04 :4 0 1.4 0'100 14b '0 '0 '0 v-4'0 .0; .0-4 4-j co D CO 10 C414C-4r-4 PW- - . T 4 4.1 0 to~~~.0 -"4 0 0 0 014t2014 0o '"4 00bo 00bb000 C0 0C 1040 Co CO0 :3C) 0 Ai O fi X 40 Oi0 0 -4 -"14 4"14 W rXX4 0 0 140 *.C)a0 O0 C.) 0 uz~~~~~~- cn1 04- CO 0 /2z/ (/2 14 8 P/ (P P2 Po P~P~P/ ¢2 ¢2 d 4 0 O P P. 1-N I I I I I I O 6-" !9 C, 1-4 C) cn 0:z CO 4 (A cn Co .,l-"4 ."4 co -"4 0) 0 n 0 0 014 0 0 Co 0 -"4 0 Co0 14 co "4) 01 0 .-4 clq,* t 0, 0e 0 0 0 -"4 -"4 :1 C) "-4 v Co 0 oA coc3 0 0) co Co .,, s SA Q 1,4 :2 -"4 4.1 4-i 14 1"4 Co Cd as) ra .00 to "-4 co0 0cotv 4-i 0 CO "44 .0 X 0) 0 W C4 0 0 -"4 C) 0 0 4-1 u)4 co Cov 0 14 a "-4 .04 ~~~~~~4.14 0) Al 0 C) 14 > -" >14 Co . 10 V) - 0 0 I '0 "-4 14 0 -"4 0O 04 4.14-4 14 C) 0) C) 14 0 4 0 4-i :2 0 oe cn 04 U) AO 00 z m bo .A0) 4-4 0 r4 a, I I I I I 1 4 co -"4 0 co:cd $4 0 14 0) Cd ns 0 0 4~i0 co 14 14 14 -,4 "-4 0 C) = u 4~i -"40 10 *,1 coa 0 co a = 4~i "-4 -A :3 *F 0 -4 10 V o "-4 '0 4.i 4-4 14 a) 0) 4~i 0 04 4-4444) "-4 1-4 14 0o 4-i -"4 0 .0 Ai1 4~i 4co0 C) '4)0 co 0) co"I co 0. 04 co0 1nI 00 o 292 -It -It - U) r-. %0 t U) a a 00% 0 D.- a4C) 4-i 0% 0 CU _q ~a __ _ _ _ CU ON co ".0 .0 = - U) -4 %0 U) 1- 0%NCU 01% U) 4-i -4 4-i U) Q) oco CO co 4-i o 0 I C U) U) U) a) C.) UL) U1) A .0 - 4-i 4.4 4-i 4NU) .0 CO - - - - co 4-- ,1 W S. 0i 0 S.d p $~~~~~~~~~~~~"4 .,, o o U) cU 0 0 0 Co Co :z :z 04 ~U) Co :z 0 10 . *0A AtDA0A..0A..0A..00.AA A wD -n .0 nQ0 CU C CU cU 0 .0 0CU CU U) 0 0 CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0CU 0 0 0 -.4 cU CU4 4 4 4 4 4 4 I 3z.d . CU4 CU4 10 0) 4-i 544 0 C) 0 0 0 0 0 '0 U) U) 0 '0 '0 0 '00 '0 C) C) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0: 0 CU 0 4 4 4 U'U 'U 'U4 s.4 s. CO O CO O CO O EnC CO 0 0 0 0 0 U) 0 0 0 0 0 544 rX4 :=):I ~ 3 51):Z : = = 0000000 00 X 00 00 00 00 .C4 U)@ 0 I I 0 4.' 0 o CU30 CD 54 'H U) CU CO) ', 0 co 04 U) CU 4-i -,4 0 CU q CU Cd 4-i 4-i 4.' CU U) s.d .,1 U) U) CU VI s.4 4- I Co 4-i CU CIS 0 CU U) .1*5 U) 4-i rC 4i 4-i CU 4-i 5P4 U) 4 .04 4-i 54 S.d 4-i 0 .0 4. .0 U) 0 Ai co co 01 .0 0 be co 0 4-ij 0 C cU CU 4-i S U)4 co .0 CO 0 00 .0 co cO 0 S.d .0 .0 03 0 co co 4-i CU 0 54 CO 0 01 04 .0 .0 0O CU CU C.d S.dZ 0S0 w CO 0 co CU cis cU 0 p c 0 X CU 0 .0 10 U) 0 C) CU U) 0 4iCu O sa u 4-i 4-i co0 U) .0 .r0 0 40 0 4i s.d 03 0 4-i 4- CU U) 4-i 0 0 4-i 0 0 0 .,40 CU U) 4-i0 -4 uC) 0 C) 0 '-4 C) 0A 10 04 0. s. 0 _H 0 _H si 0 CU CU .0 . 0 4-) .Z .0 0 .0 0 'H 0 4-i 10 0 U1) 54 CO a 0 0 10'0 0 E-) 1.0 U) C) s.4 0 0 s: P4 00 0 z0 5.) 000X0 5 00 z 0. U) CO U) 4-i0 4i Cd 10 10 I p I I I -C4 -4 t4 54 UL) (A 4.4 U) 'H4 4-i 'Hi CU Co 0 coCU 4-i CU be C) 0.
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