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Chrysopsinae is an insect subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as deer flies or sheep flies and are bloodsucking insects considered pests to humans and cattle. [3] They are large flies with large brightly-coloured compound eyes, and large clear wings with dark bands. [4] They are larger than the common housefly and smaller than the ...
They are large flies with large brightly coloured compound eyes, and large clear wings with dark bands. [2] They are larger than the common housefly and smaller than the horse-fly. There are 250 species of deer fly in the genus Chrysops. Their distribution is worldwide, though they have not been reported in Iceland, Greenland, or Hawaii. [3]
Lipoptena cervi, the deer ked or deer fly, is a species of biting fly in the family of louse flies, Hippoboscidae. These flies are commonly encountered in temperate areas of Europe , Siberia , and northern China .
The term "horse-fly" refers primarily to Tabaninae that are typically larger and stouter, and that lack the banded wings deer flies have. [7] [8] Other common names include tabanids, gadflies, green-headed flies, and green flies. [7] The word "Tabanus" was first recorded by Pliny the Younger and has survived as the generic name. In general ...
Loa loa is transmitted by several species of tabanid flies. Although horseflies of the genus Tabanus are often mentioned as vectors, the two most prominent vectors are from the tabanid genus Chrysops—C. dimidiata and C. silacea. These species exist only in Africa and are popularly known as deer flies or mango flies. [7]
The larvae of the splayed deer fly feed upon algae and organic matter in damp muddy soils. [6] The adult female flies feed on mammalian blood (including on roe deer), [7] in order for their eggs to mature properly. When they bite, they inject saliva with an anti-coagulating agent that prevent the blood clotting.
Chrysops niger, the black deer fly, is a fly of about 8–10.5 millimetres (0.31–0.41 in) length, with a mostly black body with some white hairs, and having wings which are barred with black. They are active from May to September around areas of marsh.
Tabanidae—horse and deer flies The Brachyceran infraorder Tabanomorpha is a small group that consists primarily of two large families, the Tabanidae (horse and deer flies) and Rhagionidae (snipe flies), and an assortment of very small affiliated families, most of which have been (or could be, or sometimes are) included within the Rhagionidae.