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CULICIDES [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A family of insects of the order Diptera.

OBS

Female mosquitoes are vectors (i.e. carriers and transmitters) of major diseases, including malaria (caused by a protozoan), yellow fever (virus), filariasis (nematode), dengue (virus), and certain types of encephalitis (virus).

Key term(s)
  • mosquito

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Famille d'insectes de l'ordre des Diptères.

OBS

[Les Culicidae] ont des antennes au calibre uniforme, longues et grêles et des ailes allongées écailleuses. Larves et nymphes sont aquatiques, dans les eaux stagnantes. Ils transmettent des maladies importantes : le paludisme, des filarioses, la dengue, la fièvre jaune, la myxomatose, la fièvre de la vallée du Rift, le virus du Nil, des encéphalites à virus et la peste équine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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