Simulium

[ sĭ-myōō′lē-əm ]

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A genus of biting gnats or midges of the family Simuliidae that includes various species that transmit the causative agent of human onchocerciasis.

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At Nueltin Lake the Simulium hordes become troublesome at approximately the same time as the mosquitoes.
The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin|Francis Harper
In Spartanburg County attacks by Simulium seems to be confined to the immediate vicinity of the breeding-places.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The accumulated evidence is increasingly opposed to Sambon's hypothesis of the transmission of pellagra by Simulium.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The black-fly, Simulium venustum, inflicts a painless bite, with ecchymosis and hmorrhage at the site of puncture.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

On black-flies and buffalo-gnats, (Simulium), as possible carriers of pellagra in Illinois.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley