- Filariidae by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
a family of parasitic nematodes. Filariids are long and filamentous or hairlike. Some, for example,...
- blackfly by Skyler Nichols
Any member of the insect family Simuliidae, comprising 300 species of small, humpbacked dipterans...
- Vampire by Webster's
(n.) Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera...
- Triatoma by Caitlin Jensen
... in human medicine as vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi. From its natural vectors, dogs, cats, foxes, monkeys and others. Includes Triatoma dimidiata., T. Infestans., T. Protracta., T. Sanguisuga. (vector for equine encephalomyelitis).
- Tabanus by Alexandra Herrera
A genus of blood-sucking biting flies (horse flies, deer flies or march flies) in the family...