ARTHROPODS WHICH ARE DIRECTLY POISONOUS 6-56
The Araneida, or Spiders.
The tarantulas. Bird spiders. Spiders of the genus
Latrodectus. Other venomous spiders. Summary.
The Pedipalpida, or whip-scorpions.
The Scorpionida, or true scorpions.
The Solpugida, or solpugids.
The Acarina, or mites and ticks.
The Myriapoda, or centipedes and millipedes.
The Hexapoda, or true insects.
Piercing or biting insects poisonous to man.
Hemiptera, or true bugs.
The Notonectidae or back-swimmers. Belostomidae or giant
water-bugs. Reduviidae, or assassin bugs. Other
Hemiptera reported as poisonous to man.
Diptera; the midges, mosquitoes and flies.
Stinging insects.
Apis mellifica, the honey bee. Other stinging forms.
Nettling insects.
Lepidoptera, or butterflies and moths. Relief from
poisoning by nettling larvae.
Vescicating insects and those possessing other poisons
in their blood plasma. The blister beetles. Other
cryptotoxic insects.