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A black fly or blackfly [1] (sometimes called a buffalo gnat, turkey gnat, or white socks) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. It is related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. Over 2,200 species of black flies have been formally named, of which 15 are extinct. [2]
The flies are pool feeders. Their saliva, which contains anticoagulants, a number of enzymes and histamine, is mixed with the blood, preventing clotting until it is ingested by the fly. These bites cause localized tissue damage, and if the number of feeding flies is sufficient, their feeding may produce a blood-loss anaemia.
The Sepsidae are a family of flies, commonly called the black scavenger flies or ensign flies. Over 300 species are described worldwide. [1] They are usually found around dung or decaying plant and animal material. Many species resemble ants, having a "waist" and glossy black body. Many Sepsidae have a curious wing-waving habit made more ...
Fly bites. Single large horsefly bite on left leg above ankle with yellow measuring tape. (Alamy Stock Photo) ... For instance, if someone is constantly exposed to black flies, for instance, they ...
Stegopterna mutata (Malloch, 1914) i c g b (mutated black fly) Stegopterna nukabirana Ono, 1977 c g; Stegopterna permutata (Dyar & Shannon, 1927) c g; Stegopterna poljakovae Patrusheva, 1977 c g; Stegopterna takeshii Takaoka, 2005 c g; Stegopterna tschukotensis Rubtsov, 1971 c g; Stegopterna xantha Currie, Adler & Wood, 2004 c g
A minute (body length 2–3 mm.) lustrous black fly with a round abdomen Body length 2–3 mm. Brilliant black. Eyes black and green. Proboscis brown. Antennae brown (male), red (apical half slightly yellow in female). Halteres brown. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Simulium tuberosum, known generally as Twinn's black fly, is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae. Other common names include the superfluous black fly and tubercled black fly. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Austrosimulium australense, known as the New Zealand black fly or more commonly sandfly (namu in Māori), is a species of small fly of the family Simuliidae, endemic to New Zealand. Females consume blood for nutrients to produce eggs, and it is one of three species of Austrosimulium in New Zealand that often bite humans.