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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:family
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gptkbp:adultActivity
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daytime
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gptkbp:adultColor
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1–6 mm
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gptkbp:adultDiet
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nectar
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gptkbp:biteEffect
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itching
allergic reactions
swelling
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gptkbp:commonName
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black flies
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gptkbp:controls
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biological control
habitat modification
larvicides
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Pierre_André_Latreille
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1802
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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:femaleDiet
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blood
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gptkbp:hostPreference
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birds
humans
amphibians
mammals
reptiles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Simuliidae
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gptkbp:larvalHabitat
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flowing water
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gptkbp:larvalHostPlant
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filter feeders
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gptkbp:larvalRespiration
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gills
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gptkbp:lifeCycle
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gptkb:meat
adult
larva
pupa
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gptkbp:notableGenus
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gptkb:Austrosimulium
gptkb:Cnephia
gptkb:Eusimulium
gptkb:Gigantodax
gptkb:Metacnephia
gptkb:Parasimulium
gptkb:Prosimulium
gptkb:Simulium
gptkb:Stegopterna
gptkb:Twinnia
gptkb:Wilhelmia
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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over 2,200
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Diptera
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gptkbp:pupalHabitat
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attached to submerged objects
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gptkbp:significance
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cause of river blindness
vector of Onchocerca volvulus
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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:Simulium
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gptkbp:wingCharacteristic
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broad, clear wings
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Blackfly
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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