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Descriptor English:
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Simuliidae
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Simuliidae
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Simuliidae
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Synonyms English:
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Black Flies
Black Fly
Blackflies
Blackfly
Flies, Black
Fly, Black
Simulium
Simuliums
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Tree Number:
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B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.937
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Definition English:
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A family of insects in the order DIPTERA, which include black flies, buffalo gnats and simulies. Several species are intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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for killing Simuliidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES; buffalo gnats are indexed here
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History Note English:
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84
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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13224
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Unique Identifier:
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D012843
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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