DeCS

Descriptor English:

Simuliidae

Descriptor Spanish:

Simuliidae

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Simuliidae
Entry term(s)	Simulium moscas negras simúlido simúlidos
Scope note:	Familia de insectos del orden DIPTERA que incluye las moscas negras o jejenes búfalo y otros simúlidos. Algunas especies actúan como hospedadores intermediarios (vectores) en la ONCOCERCOSIS, una enfermedad parasitaria.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Simuliidae

Descriptor French:

Simuliidae

Entry term(s):

Black Flies
Black Fly
Blackflies
Blackfly
Flies, Black
Fly, Black
Simulium
Simuliums

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.937

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012843

Scope note:

A family of insects in the order DIPTERA, which include black flies, buffalo gnats and simulies. Several species are intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS.

Annotation:

for killing Simuliidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES; buffalo gnats are indexed here

Allowable Qualifiers:

AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology

Previous Indexing:

Diptera (1966-1983)

Public MeSH Note:

History Note:

DeCS ID:

13224

Unique ID:

D012843

NLM Classification:

QX 505

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

1984/01/01

Date of Entry:

1983/06/06

Revision Date:

2017/07/11

ORGANISMS

Invertebrates [B01.050.500]

Invertebrates

Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]

Arthropods

Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]

Insecta

Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]

Pterygota

Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]

Neoptera

Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]

Holometabola

Diptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750]

Diptera

Nematocera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712]

Nematocera

Culicomorpha [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500]

Culicomorpha

Ceratopogonidae [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.500]

Ceratopogonidae

Chironomidae [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.750]

Chironomidae

Culicidae [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.875]

Culicidae

Simuliidae [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.937]

Simuliidae

Simuliidae - Preferred

Concept UI	M0019889
Scope note	A family of insects in the order DIPTERA, which include black flies, buffalo gnats and simulies. Several species are intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease ONCHOCERCIASIS.
Preferred term	Simuliidae
Entry term(s)	Black Flies Black Fly Blackflies Blackfly Flies, Black Fly, Black

Simulium - Narrower

Concept UI	M0019890
Preferred term	Simulium
Entry term(s)	Simuliums

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