A family of biting midges, in the order DIPTERA. It includes the genus Culicoides which transmits filarial parasites pathogenic to man and other primates.

Annotation

for killing Ceratopogonidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES ; gall midges: index NEMATOCERA

DUI

D002519 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0003839

RN

txid41819

History note

81; was see CULICOIDES 1975-80; CULICOIDES was heading 1963-80; MIDGES was see under DIPTERA 1975-80

Online note

use CERATOPOGONIDAE to search CULICOIDES 1966-80; search MIDGES under DIPTERA 1975-80

Public note

81; was see CULICOIDES 1975-80; CULICOIDES was heading 1963-80; MIDGES was see under DIPTERA 1975-80