Abstract
The principal arthropods transmitting diseases to man have been described in the preceding chapters, but there remains a miscellaneous assortment of stinging, biting and venomous arthropods that may cause discomfort or affect man’s health. Although these arthropods are of relative minor medical importance a brief account of them is presented here.
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Service, M.W. (1980). Miscellaneous poisonous, venomous and allergic arthropods. In: A Guide to Medical Entomology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16334-2_25
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