Diptera (medical/veterinary)
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Diptera (medical/veterinary)
The order includes mosquitoes, other blood-sucking flies as well as parasitic flies and hygienic or nuisance pests.
Note:
This page deals only with medical and veterinary pests. For other groups of Diptera see:
The following families are currently included under Diptera (medical/veterinary):
- Calliphoridae (15 species)
- Ceratopogonidae (29 species)
- Chironomidae (nuisance midges) (5 species)
- Culicidae (314 species)
- Fanniidae (3 species)
- Glossinidae (9 species)
- Hippoboscidae (2 species)
- Muscidae (medical/veterinary) (9 species)
- Oestridae (13 species)
- Phoridae (medical/veterinary) (1 species)
- Psychodidae (76 species)
- Sarcophagidae (2 species)
- Scathophagidae (0 species)
- Simuliidae (49 species)
- Tabanidae (21 species)
