genus Simulium

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Noun1.genus Simulium - type genus of the Simuliidae: blackfliesgenus Simulium - type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies
Simulium
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Simuliidae, Simuliidae - blackflies and sand flies
black fly, buffalo gnat, blackfly - small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals
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It is transmitted through repeated bites by black flies of the genus Simulium. Adult worms live in fibrous nodules under the skin.
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Descriptions and redescriptions of species of the blackfly genus Simulium from the northern Andes (Simuliidae, Diptera).
DESVENDANDO OS PADROES DE PREFERENCIA DE HABITAT DE LARVAS DE SIMULIIDAE (DIPTERA) NEOTROPICAIS E SUAS IMPLICACOES PARA O CONTROLE DO VETOR
Vectors for the parasite are blackflies (genus Simulium).
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