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buffalo gnat,
turkey gnat, or
white socks) is any
member of the
family Simuliidae of the
Culicomorpha infraorder. It is
related to the Ceratopogonidae,...
- the 18th century.
Peter H.
Adler (2022). "World
Blackflies (Diptera:
Simuliidae): A
Comprehensive Revision of the
Taxonomic and
Geographical Inventory"...
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Culicidae -mosquitoes
Superfamily Chironomoidea Thaumaleidae -solitary
midges Simuliidae -black
flies and
buffalo gnats Ceratopogonidae -biting
midges Chironomidae...
- black-fly, or
black fly may
refer to:
Black fly, a fly of the
family Simuliidae Blackfly (TV series), a 2001
Canadian comedy series Blackfly (film), a...
- They are
generally slender-bodied with long and
narrow wings.
Black fly (
Simuliidae) and
biting midges (Ceratopogonidae), also
belonging to the gnat category...
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global distribution. They are
closely related to the Ceratopogonidae,
Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Many
species superficially resemble mosquitoes, but...
-
subarctic mosquitoes, like some
other arctic midges in
families such as
Simuliidae and
Ceratopogonidae may be
active for only a few w****s
annually as melt-water...
- no jointed, "true legs", but some
dipteran larvae, such as
species of
Simuliidae,
Tabanidae and Vermileonidae, have
prolegs adapted to hold onto a substrate...
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frigid zones. Some midges, such as many
Phlebotominae (sand fly) and
Simuliidae (black fly), are
vectors of
various diseases. Many
others play useful...
-
Peter H.
Adler &
Roger W.
Crosskey (2009).
World Blackflies (Diptera:
Simuliidae): A
Comprehensive Revision of the
Taxonomic and
Geographical Inventory...
