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(Bancroftian and Malayan), blackflies for onchocerciasis, Chrysops flies for loiasis and tiny crustaceans (Cyclops) for dracunculiasis (Guinea worm).
Chapter 11 1993
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The same can be said of _Chrysops niger_ -- in fact, of the entire family of Tabanidæ, of the gall gnat (_Diplosis resinicola_, Comstock), and of the March flies (_Bibionidæ_).
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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BALANCERS, of _Tabanus atratus_, 34; of _Chrysops niger_, 33; of _Diplosis resinicola_, 33.
The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881
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Other Gad flies, but much smaller, though as annoying to us in woods and fields, are the species of Golden eyed flies, Chrysops, which fly and buzz interminably about our ears, often taking a sudden nip.
Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses 1872
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