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Chrysops (deerflies)
Genus of biting flies with 80 North American species characterized by a splotched wing pattern. Species include vectors of Francisella tularensis in the USA & Loa loa in West Africa.
Related
Francisella tularensis
Specific
Chrysops dimidiatus
Chrysops discalis
Chrysops silaceus
General
tabanidae (deer fly)
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: arthropod
ORGANISM-CLASS: INSECTA
ORDER: diptera
FAMILY: tabanidae
GENUS: Chrysops (deerflies)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995