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STABLE FLY [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
Stomoxys calcitrans
Latin
CONT

The common stable fly; it is annoying to man and beast, and is capable of transmitting anthrax, tetanus, Trypanosoma evansi, which causes surra in horses, and infectious anemia of horses.

Key term(s)
  • biting house fly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Stomoxys calcitrans
Latin
DEF

Mouche qui diffère de la mouche domestique par sa trompe par ses ailes un peu divergentes et par la position haute de la tête.

Spanish

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