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Ceratopogonidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ceratopogonidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.500
Unique ID
D002519
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002519
Annotation
for killing Ceratopogonidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES ; gall midges: index NEMATOCERA
Scope Note
A family of biting midges, in the order DIPTERA. It includes the genus Culicoides which transmits filarial parasites pathogenic to man and other primates.
Entry Term(s)
Culicoides
Leptoconops
Midges, Biting
Related Numbers
txid209698
txid41820
Public MeSH 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
History Note
81; was see CULICOIDES 1975-80; CULICOIDES was heading 1963-80; MIDGES was see under DIPTERA 1975-80
Date Established
1981/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Ceratopogonidae Preferred
Culicoides Narrower
Leptoconops Narrower
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