biting midge
91bitingfly — biting fly n. A dipteran fly, such as a mosquito, midge, or horsefly, with mouthparts that are adapted to biting and piercing humans and other invertebrates. * * * …
92dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …
93Mansonella perstans — Loa loa (right) and M. perstans (left) Scientific classification …
94Bluetongue disease — Taxobox | color=violet name = Bluetongue virus virus group = III familia = Reoviridae genus = Orbivirus species = Bluetongue virus, BTVBluetongue disease or catarrhal fever is a non contagious, insect borne viral disease of ruminants, mainly… …
95Aedes albopictus — Female at the start of feeding Conservation status …
96Chironomidae — Male Chironomus plumosus Scientific classification Kingdom: Anima …
97Mansonelliasis — (or mansonellosis) is the condition of infection by the nematode Mansonella. The disease exists in Africa and tropical Americas, spread by biting midges or blackflies. It is usually asymptomatic. Mansonella Scientific classification Kingdom:… …
98 Culicoides impunctatus — Culicoides impunctatus …
99midget — (n.) as a type of tiny biting insect, 1839, American English, from MIDGE (Cf. midge), perhaps with dim. suffix et. Dr. Webster is in error in saying the word midge is not in use at the present day. In the neighboring Green mountain districts, one …
100Minge — Minge, n. [Prob. corrupt. fr. midge.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small biting fly; a midge. [Local, U. S.] [1913 Webster] …
