Hippelates

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• hippelates — ● hippelates nom masculin (du grec elatês, conducteur) Moucheron d Amérique centrale, qui provoque chez l homme une conjonctivite. ● hippelates (synonymes) nom masculin (du grec elatês, conducteur) Moucheron d Amérique centrale, qui provoque chez …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Hippelates — The eye gnats, a genus of flies in the family Chloropidae (fruit flies) that are attracted to the body secretions and fluids of animals and humans, particularly those in the eyes. H. is suspected of transmitting certain types of conjunctivitis… …   Medical dictionary

• Hippelates — n. a genus of small flies. The adults of H. pallipes are suspected of transmitting yaws in the West Indies. Other species of Hippelates may be involved in the transmission of conjunctivitis …   The new mediacal dictionary

• hippelates — ˌhipəˈlād.(ˌ)ēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hippelatēs horse driver, from hipp + elatēs driver (from elaunein to drive); from the large spurs : a genus of small black American eye gnats (family Chloropidae) including… …   Useful english dictionary

• hippelates — hip·pe·la·tes …   English syllables

• Eye gnat — Taxobox name = Eye gnats regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo = Brachycera infraordo = Muscomorpha zoosectio …   Wikipedia

• Chloropidae — Chlo·rop·i·dae klōr äp ə .dē, klȯr ; klə räp n pl a family of small nearly hairless flies with broad heads and short antennae including some which are irritating though nonbiting pests about the eyes of humans and various animals and are… …   Medical dictionary

• 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 * * * …   Medical dictionary

• Chloropidae — Possibly Cetema cereris Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• List of chloropid genera — The fly family Chloropidae contains over 160 described genera. These include:* Apallates * Aphanotrigonum * Apotropina * Arcuator * Assuania * Biorbitella * Cadrema * Calamoncosis * Camarota * Capnoptera * Caviceps * Centorisoma * Cetema *… …   Wikipedia