Simulium - Wikipedia
Simulium is a genus of black flies, which may transmit diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness). It is a large genus with almost 2,000 species and 38 subgenera. [1] The flies are pool feeders.
Black fly - Wikipedia
Over 1,800 of the species belong to the genus Simulium. [2] Most black flies gain nourishment by feeding on the blood of mammals, including humans, although the males feed mainly on nectar. They are usually small, black or gray, with short legs and antennae.
black flies, Simulium spp. - Entomology and Nematology …
Simulium slossonae makes good use of temporary streams that flow seasonally. Adult black flies are small insects that measure 1 to 5 mm in length, and possess a shiny thorax (middle of the fly) that ranges in color from black to various shades of gray or yellow.
Simulium species — black flies or buffalo gnats
Black flies, or buffalo gnats, of the genus Simulium are dipterans that have an essentially free-living life cycle during which the adult males and females blood feed on a variety of mammals, including people, and birds.
Black Fly (Simulium) – Valent BioSciences – Public Health
Simulium (black fly) is a genus of insect that prefers fast-running (highly oxygenated) waters. These biting insects are known primarily as a nuisance pest in the U.S., but pose significant health risks in other parts of the world.
CDC - DPDx - Onchocerciasis
Onchocerca volvulus causes onchocerciasis (river blindness). During a blood meal, an infected blackfly (genus Simulium) introduces third-stage filarial larvae onto the skin of the human host, where they penetrate into the bite wound .
Family Simuliidae - Black Flies - BugGuide.Net
2014年12月26日 · Identification to genus is often difficult, except that clearly marked flies, with leg bands, scutal stripes, or abdominal spots, are typically in genus Simulium. The family can be divided into three monophyletic groups based on wing veins.
Simulium Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical
The meaning of SIMULIUM is the type genus of the family Simuliidae comprising dark-colored bloodsucking dipteran flies of which some are vectors of onchocerciasis or of protozoan diseases of birds.
Simulium spp., Vectors of Onchocerca volvulus: Life Cycle
Simulium damnosum (the most widely known), and S. neavei vector the filarial parasite Onchocerca volvulus that causes human onchocerciasis (oncho) or river blindness in several East and West African countries.
Simulium damnosum - ADW
Simulium damnosum is the primary vector for the Onchocerca volvulus filarial worm, or river blindness parasite that affects humans in Africa.