Biodiversity of Biting Flies: Implications for Humanity

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 523-545

  Adler, Peter H ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

680 plus species of worldwide family Hippoboscidae divided among three discrete families; Biodiversity exploration; Biodiversity of biting flies implications for humanity; Biting flies and diseases; Biting fly borne diseases of humans and domestic animals dipteran families and diseases within each family; Female ceratopogonids transmitting 66 viruses; Rationale for biodiversity studies of blood sucking flies; Societal consequences of disregarding biodiversity; The family Ceratopogonidae 5923 described, extant species in 110 genera

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956282239     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444308211.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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