Jordan S. Orange, Leslie Song, Frank J. Twarog, Lynda C. Schneider,
... the Diptera order and specifically the black fly (Simuliidae family) can be rare causes of severe hypersensitivity ... immunodeficiency whose clinical course is explained by severe Simuliidae hypersensitivity. Methods The patient's immune system was investigated using standard laboratory evaluations. Hypersensitivity to Simuliidae was pursued because of historical features of her ... immunologic investigations were unremarkable, but cutaneous hypersensitivity to Simuliidae was demonstrated with a 6.5-mm wheel ...
Tópico(s): Insect and Pesticide Research
2004 - Elsevier BV | Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
... of LondonVolume 90, Issue 1 p. 1-11 SIMULIIDAE (DIPT.) FROM BRITISH GUIANA AND THE LESSER ANTILLES ... Notes on the Black-Flies or. Google Scholar Simuliidae special reference to those of the Onchocerca region ... North American two-winged flies of the family Simuliidae Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 69 (10): 1– ... 2636.1 Google Scholar Edwards, F. W., 1931, Simuliidae. Diptera of Patagonia S. Chile, Brit. Mus. London, ... 2: 207–218. PubMedGoogle Scholar Knab, F., 1914, Simuliidae of Peru. Proc. biol. Soc. Wash. 27: 81– ... Scholar Knab, F., 1914, Supplementary notes on Peruvian Simuliidae. Proc. biol. Soc. Wash., 27: 123–124. Google ...
Tópico(s): Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
1940 - Royal Entomological Society | Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
Peter S. Maitland, Margaret M. Penney,
The Simuliidae have a world-wide distribution and in many countries are important economically. Much of the research on ... the data available in the literature on the Simuliidae concerns the adult stages. The first important study of the family Simuliidae in Britain was that of Edwards (1915) which ... 1945). Pentelow (1935) analysed the distribution of the Simuliidae in the River Tees, whilst Steward (1937) worked ... the invertebrate fauna of streams in this country, Simuliidae are often mentioned generally in studies of running ...
Tópico(s): Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
1967 - Wiley | Journal of Animal Ecology
A. J. Shelley, Luis Hernández‐Pelegrín, Malcolm Penn,
... 135Introduction 136Material and Methods 138Acknowledgements 139Checklist to the Simuliidae of Belize 139Keys to Simuliidae species of Belize – females, males, pupae 139Species descriptions, ... paper provides a comprehensive biosystematic revision of the Simuliidae of Belize, a prerequisite to any future surveys ... and one lectotype are created. The distribution of Simuliidae in Belize in relation to physical factors is ...
Tópico(s): Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
2002 - Cambridge University Press | Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Entomology Series
Doreen Werner, Adrian C. Pont,
Abstract. Haematophagous female blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are serious biting pests and obligate vectors of vertebrate pathogens, namely filarial Dirofilaria , Mansonella , Onchocerca and protozoal Leucocytozoon . Immature stages of Simuliidae inhabit lotic waterways, the sessile larvae filter‐feeding ... potential use of predators for biological control of Simuliidae has not been exploited. Predators of Simuliidae include examples of at least 12 families of ... zoogeographical region, including the prevalence of cannibalism among Simuliidae.
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
2003 - Wiley | Medical and Veterinary Entomology
The Types of Simuliidae in the Diptera Collection of the Zoological Museum, Berlin (Diptera : Simuliidae) In the course of the new arrangement and ... collection material, the types of the Diptera family Simuliidae have been covered and registered. The systematic arrangement ... based on the catalogue of CROSSKEY (1987). The Simuliidae collection of the Zoological Museum in Berlin contains ...
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
1996 - Wiley | Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin Zoologisches Museum und Institut für Spezielle Zoologie (Berlin)
Régis Céréghino, P. Lavandier,
... distribution longitudinale et le développement larvaire des Diptères Simuliidae d'une rivière pyrénéenne ont été étudiés en ... ont peu d'incidence sur les populations de Simuliidae dont l'abondance et la composition résultent essentiellement ... downstream distribution and larval development of the Diptera Simuliidae from a Pyrenean river were studied upstream and ... hatching and/or emergence periods were recorded. The Simuliidae of the Oriège complete their larval development during ...
Tópico(s): Environmental Conservation and Management
1997 - Elsevier BV | Comptes Rendus Biologies
Journal Article A New Species of Simuliidae from Yonakuni Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (Diptera: Simuliidae) Get access Hiroyuki Takaoka Hiroyuki Takaoka 2Department of Medical Zoology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
1972 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Medical Entomology
Douglas A. Craig, Art Borkent,
... are described, named, and homologies established within the Simuliidae. First instar larvae of Prosimulium, Twinnia, and Gymnopais ... these taxa.Interfamilial homologies for most of the Simuliidae larval palpal sensilla are established for those of ... to be plesiomorphic for larval nematocerous Diptera, with Simuliidae and Culicidae having reduced numbers.
Tópico(s): Fossil Insects in Amber
1980 - NRC Research Press | Canadian Journal of Zoology
C. Back, J. Boisvert, Jean O. Lacoursière, G. Charpentier,
... formulation of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar. israelensis . Efficacy on Simuliidae larvae and impact on non-target aquatic insects ... average for 12-h sampling periods, drift of Simuliidae increased from 64 to 92 ×, with shorter peaks ... 3 days. After 30 h the mortality of Simuliidae on counting plates ranged from 95 to 82% ...
Tópico(s): Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
1985 - Cambridge University Press | The Canadian Entomologist
... it to possess the pupal diagnostic characters of Simuliidae and to be not significantly distinguishable from the ... pertain to its family placement. Unambiguous assignment to Simuliidae implies an earlier Mesozoic origin for the blackflies ... it is suggested that the origins of the Simuliidae go back to Lower Jurassic times.
Tópico(s): Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
1991 - Wiley | Systematic Entomology
Douglas A. Craig, Douglas C. Currie, Philippe Vernon,
The taxonomy of the genus Crozetia Davies (Diptera: Simuliidae) is reviewed. Apart from the eggs, all stages ... of Cr. crozetensis. A phylogenetic analysis of the Simuliidae indicates that Crozetia is the sister group of ... indicates seven instars which is typical for the Simuliidae.
Tópico(s): Mollusks and Parasites Studies
2003 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa

Taciana Lopes Coppo, José Lopes,
Simuliidae have been considered object of concern due to their hemophagia, anthropophilic habits and high proliferation, causing ... analyses of the water were carried out. The Simuliidae collection included 14,397 individuals, being 14,150 ... riparian forest are considered a refuge area for Simuliidae species. Impact of anthropical activities upon the environment ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
2010 - UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE LONDRINA | Semina Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
Daniel A. Boakye, S. E. O. Meredith,
... distribution and chromosome polymorphism of Simulium diequerense (Diptera: Simuliidae). Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 39, 117–119. CASPubMedWeb ... R.W. (1972) Polytene chromosome preparations from tropical Simuliidae. WHO unpublished document WHO/ ONCHO/75.97. Google ... cytotaxonomy of Simulium sanctipauli and Simulium soubrense (Diptera: Simuliidae). Genetica, 69, 191–207. 10.1007/BF00133522 Web ... near and including Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald (Diptera: Simuliidae). Tropenmedizin und Parasitologie, 26, 111–138. CASPubMedWeb of ...
Tópico(s): Parasites and Host Interactions
1993 - Wiley | Medical and Veterinary Entomology
... remaining traditional Culicomorpha. The mutual relationships of Chironomidae, Simuliidae and Ceratopogonidae are variable between cladograms. They form a monophyletic group with Chironomidae and Simuliidae as sister groups when characters are unordered and ... Hennigian comb with the phyletic sequence Chironomidae/Ceratopogonidae/Simuliidae. When characters are ordered and reweighted the phyletic sequence is Chironomidae/Simuliidae/Ceratopogonidae. Culicoidea is monophyletic in all cladograms, but ...
Tópico(s): Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
2000 - Wiley | Systematic Entomology

Sheyla Regina Marques Couceiro, Neusa Hamada, Lúcia Beatriz Sagot, Mateus Pepinelli,
Black flies (Simuliidae) are considered to be pests in rural and in some urban areas in the south of Brazil due ... information exists on the factors that contribute to Simuliidae distribution in these areas. We sampled 39 streams ... the hypothesis of a stochastic distribution of the Simuliidae assemblage. When analyzed individually, only three of seven ... due to stochastic distribution, the population studies of Simuliidae are more suitable for predicting the occurrence of ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
2014 - Elsevier BV | Acta Tropica
Stefano Fenoglio, Fulvio Boano, Tiziano Bo, Roberto Revelli, Luca Ridolfi,
... examine the drift propensity of Simulium monticola (Diptera: Simuliidae) under different water velocities. Simuliidae are one of the most characteristic components of ... tendency was not related to the size of Simuliidae larvae: when comparing the size of drifting organisms ...
Tópico(s): Fish Ecology and Management Studies
2013 - Taylor & Francis | Italian Journal of Zoology
Peter H. Adler, R. W. Crosskey,
... compilation of all chromosomal works (cytoconspectus) on the Simuliidae is presented, covering 577 species including 541 formally ... 653 works containing novel chromosomal information on the Simuliidae. Cytotaxonomy of the Simuliidae began in 1951 in the Canadian laboratory of ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
2015 - Q15088586 | Zootaxa
P. B. Kristensen, Tenna Riis, H. E. Dylmer, E. A. Kristensen, Mariana Meerhoff, Birgit Olesen, Franco Teixeira de Mello, Annette Baattrup‐Pedersen, Giulia Cavalli, Erik Jeppesen,
... different feeding modes as baselines. We found that Simuliidae, a sestonic filter feeder, fulfilled all criteria. Furthermore, ... 2 common fishes that were based on the Simuliidae or grouped filterers as baselines were the only ... as based on stable-isotope mixing-model analysis. Simuliidae also had the lowest within-site variation, i. ... probably a result of uniform feeding behavior. Therefore, Simuliidae and grouped filterers could be suitable baseline indicators ...
Tópico(s): Marine and fisheries research
2016 - University of Chicago Press | Freshwater Science
Upik Kesumawati Hadi, Hiroyuki Takaoka,
... unique biodiversity insects such as blackflies species (Diptera: Simuliidae). Blackflies are found almost anywhere with running water ... This study collates the records of Simulium (Diptera: Simuliidae) in previous publications related fauna of Indonesia. Based ... the subgenera were also made. Checklists of Indonesian Simuliidae are provided including data on the distribution of ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
2018 - Elsevier BV | Acta Tropica
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Wichai Srisuka, Van Lun Low, Atiporn Saeung,
Simulium (Simulium) phraense sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described from females, males, pupae, and larvae from Thailand. This new species is placed in the Simulium striatum species group and ... similar to Simulium (Simulium) nakhonense Takaoka & Suzuki (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand among species of the same species ... nakhonense and Simulium (Simulium) chiangmaiense Takaoka & Suzuki (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the S. striatum species group. The BZF ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
2018 - Oxford University Press | Journal of Medical Entomology

Tieli Cláudia Menzel, Sirlei Maria Hentges, David Augusto Reynalte‐Tataje, Milton Norberto Strieder,
... this study, our main goals were to recognize Simuliidae species and to analyze abiotic factors regarding the ... streams.Diversidade e distribuição espacial de borrachudos (Diptera: Simuliidae) na bacia hidrográfica do rio Ijuí, Rio Grande ... O presente estudo visa reconhecer as espécies de Simuliidae e analisar fatores abióticos quanto a distribuição dos ... Foi registrado um total de 10 espécies de Simuliidae. Simulium pertinax Kollar, Simulium incrustatum Lutz e Simulium ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
2019 - Entomologistas do Brasil | EntomoBrasilis
Selim Süalp Çağlar, Kahraman İpekdal,
Abstract Although the Turkish Simuliidae fauna is not well known, Crosskey and Zwick (2007) reported 40 species from Turkey. We evaluated the literature on Simuliidae in Turkey and its neighbouring countries to form ... Turkey shows that more extensive research on the Simuliidae of Turkey is needed to complete its blackfly ...
Tópico(s): Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
2009 - Institute of Ecology of Vilnius University | Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Carlos José Pereira da Cunha de Araújo-Coutinho, Andrea de Barros Pinto Viviani Cunha, Nicolau Maués Serra‐Freire, Rubens Pinto de Mello,
... with S. pertinax. The families Hydropsychidae, Chironomidae, Bactidae, Simuliidae, Blephariceridae and Megapodagrionidae were represented. These was an ... the entomofauna associated with S. pertinax only in Simuliidae and Chironomidae, and to Bti only in Simuliidae. However, the reduction in their numbers was not ...
Tópico(s): Insect Resistance and Genetics
2003 - Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Óscar Sánchez Molina, Leonardo H. Gil-Azevedo,
... pupae can be collected from pupal cases of Simuliidae (Diptera). The aim of our work was to ... record of association between immatures of Empididae and Simuliidae in the Neotropical Region and the first for ... 4982 pupae and exuviae of Simulium Latreille, (Diptera, Simuliidae) and found three with a pupa of Hemerodromia ...
Tópico(s): Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
2016 - Elsevier BV | Acta Tropica
The Black Flies (Diptera, Simuliidae) of Guatemala and Their Role as Vectors of Onchocerciasis Get access The Black Flies (Diptera, Simuliidae) of Guatemala and Their Role as Vectors of ...
Tópico(s): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
1955 - Oxford University Press | AIBS Bulletin
G. S. Stains, George F. Knowlton,
Simuliidae, usually called black-flies or buffalo gnats, are abundant both as individuals and species in Utah ... parasites are transmitted through the feeding of female Simuliidae, and these frequently feed in large numbers on ...
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
1943 - Oxford University Press | Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Fourteen species of SIMULIIDAE (of which one occurs in two forms) are recorded from Northern Nigeria. Localities for each species are given on ... Some discussion is given of the distribution of SIMULIIDAE in Northern Nigeria and the factors which appear ...
Tópico(s): Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
1957 - Cambridge University Press | Bulletin of Entomological Research
William D. Pearson, Donald Franklin,
... on the drift rates of Baetis nymphs and Simuliidae larvae were tested with multiple regression analyses. Illumination, ... 2 kg) and 10.9 x 10 6 Simuliidae larvae (5.4 kg) per day.
Tópico(s): Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
1968 - Wiley | Ecology
T. R. Williams, H. B. N. Hynes,
... the mountain's streams. As the species of Simuliidae and adult Elminthidae could be reliably distinguished their distributions were studied in greater detail. The Simuliidae showed a pronounced zonation of species, the majority ...
Tópico(s): Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
1971 - Wiley | Freshwater Biology