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Definition of Haematobia irritans
1. Noun. Small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn.
Medical Definition of Haematobia irritans
1. A major pest of cattle in the Northern Hemisphere that transmits the filarial parasite Stephanofilaria stilesi. Synonym: Haematobia irritans. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematobia Irritans
Literary usage of Haematobia irritans
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1909)
"The horsefly (Haematobia irritans) rarely bites man. In these the palpi are much
longer than in Stomoxys. Glossina palpalis.—This is the tsetse fly that is ..."
2. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1913)
"... The horsefly (Haematobia irritans) rarely bites man. In these the palpi are
much longer than in Stomoxys, being as long as proboscis. ..."
3. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"... Haematobia irritans taken off the backs of bullocks near Milford Haven.
It was stated that the flies had frequently been observed clustered in dense ..."
4. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... Sarcoptes scabiei); and horn flies (Haematobia irritans). Controls and protects
from reinfection of D. ..."
5. Circular by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (Mayaguez) (1918)
"Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus): THE STABLE FLY. Common but not very abundant.
Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus): THE HORN FLY OR MOSCA DEL GANADO. ..."
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