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I SHOULD be very glad if Mr. Hill (p. 397) would send me a few specimens of the Pseudoscorpiones he has found attached to common house-flies, and I will endeavour to identify them for him. There are several genera of this order represented in the British fauna, and it is probable that all the species occasionally attach themselves to the legs or wings of larger insects and arachnids. There is some doubt, however, whether this is a case of true parasitism. It may be that the occasional association of these small arachnids with larger and more rapid arthropods is of importance to the species in providing a means for a wider geographical distribution.
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HICKSON, S. A Parasite of the House-fly. Nature 72, 429 (1905). https://doi.org/10.1038/072429b0
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