Hippelates is a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae and are often referred to as eye gnats or eye flies (the name is also used for members of the Old World genus Siphunculina).
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| An Eye gnat, a small 1-2mm long fly. Image is a crop of a 1:1 magnification. Pictured in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on a piece of fish. | |
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| Genus: | Tricimba Lioy, 1864
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Description
editThey are very small (1.5–2.5 millimetres or 0.06–0.10 inches long) flies that frequently congregate around the eyes to lap at the fluids. They are primarily a nuisance pest, and do not bite. They have been linked with the spread of bovine mastitis in North America, and in certain tropical regions, they are capable of vectoring disease-causing bacteria (e.g., yaws).[citation needed]
Hippelates pusio is considered to be the vector for anaplasmosis, bovine mastitis, and Haemophilus spp. which cause bacterial conjunctivitis or 'pinkeye'.[1]
Distribution
editHippelates are Neotropical and Nearctic in distribution.[2]
Species
edit- Hippelates bishoppi
- Hippelates dorsalis Loew, 1869
- Hippelates genalis Loew, 1869
- Hippelates impressus Becker, 1912
- Hippelates nobilis Loew, 1863
- Hippelates pallipes Loew, 1863
- Hippelates plebejus Loew, 1863
- Hippelates proboscideus Williston, 1896
- Hippelates pusio Loew
- Hippelates saundersi Kumm, 1936
References
edit- ^ "Integrated Pest Management | NC State Extension".
- ^ Sabrosky, Curtis W. Nomenclature of the Eye Gnats (Hippelates spp.) Am J Trop Med 1951 s1-31: 257-258 full text
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