eye gnat

eye gnat
eye gnat n any of several small dipteran flies of the genus Hippelates (esp. H. pusio) including some that are held to be vectors of pinkeye and yaws called also eye fly compare CHLOROPIDAE, SIPHUNCULINA

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Hippelates pusio.

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