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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:family
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gptkbp:adultHabitat
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forests
meadows
marshes
near water
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Insecta
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gptkbp:commonName
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biting midges
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Johann_Wilhelm_Meigen
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1818
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gptkbp:distribution
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worldwide
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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livestock pest
nuisance to humans
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gptkbp:foragingBehavior
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hematophagous
nectarivorous
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ceratopogonidae
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalHabitat
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decaying vegetation
moist soil
aquatic habitats
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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aquatic or semi-aquatic
four instars
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gptkbp:lifespan
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few weeks
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gptkbp:morphologicalType
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hairy wings
antennae with many segments
short proboscis
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gptkbp:notableGenus
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gptkb:Ceratopogon
gptkb:Culicoides
gptkb:Forcipomyia
gptkb:Leptoconops
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gptkbp:numberOfAxles
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spotted or clear wings
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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over 5,000
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Diptera
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gptkbp:parasitizes
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other insects
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Arthropoda
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gptkbp:predators
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birds
spiders
other insects
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Psychodidae
gptkb:Chironomidae
gptkb:Simuliidae
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gptkbp:reproduction
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eggs laid in moist environments
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gptkbp:significance
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vector of animal diseases
vector of bluetongue virus
vector of filarial worms
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gptkbp:size
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1–3 mm
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Nematocera
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gptkbp:superfamily
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gptkb:Chironomoidea
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gptkbp:typeSpecies
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gptkb:Ceratopogon
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Gnat
gptkb:Midge
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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