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These species exist only in Africa and are popularly known as deer flies or mango flies. [7] Chrysops spp. are small (5–20 mm, 0.20–0.79 in long) with a large head and downward-pointing mouthparts. [5] [7] Their wings are clear or speckled brown. They are hematophagous and typically live in forested and muddy habitats like swamps, streams ...
Chrysops Meigen, 1803 [12] Eucompsa Enderlein, 1922 [1] Gastroxides Saunders, 1842 [13] Gressittia Philip & Mackerras, 1960 [14] Jashinea Oldroyd, 1970 [11] Mackerrasia Travassos Dias, 1956 [15] Melissomorpha Ricardo, 1906 [16] Merycomyia Hine, 1912 [17] Nemorius Rondani, 1856 [18] Neochrysops Walton, 1918 [19] Oldroydiella Travassos Dias, 1955 ...
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] Deer flies lay between 100 and 800 eggs in batches on vegetation near water or dampness.
Chrysops abaptistus Séguy, 1950 [3] Chrysops abavius Philip, 1961 [4] Chrysops abatus Phillip, 1941 [5] Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941 [5] Chrysops additus Oldroyd, 1957 [6] Chrysops aeneus Pechuman, 1943; Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867 [7] Chrysops affinis Bellardi, 1859 [8] Chrysops alajuelensis Burger, 2002 [9] Chrysops albicinctus Wulp, 1869 ...
Species that can infect dogs are Cystoisospora canis, Cystoisospora ohioensis, Cystoisospora neorivolta, and Cystoisospora burrowsi. C. Canis oocysts are larger in size compared to the other three and the other three are structurally similar to each other but not with C. Canis, making it easy to identify. [2]
Chrysops species develop in particularly wet locations, while Tabanus species prefer drier places. The larvae are legless grubs, tapering at both ends. They have small heads and 11 or 13 segments and moult six to 13 times over the course of a year or more.
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Species of Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia sandflies are notorious as transmitters of species of Leishmania protozoa that cause visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in domestic animals and also humans. [23] Dogs become infected with Leishmania infantum and L.tropica; the infection can slowly develop into a multi-organ stage with fatal consequences.