This species has been classified into the subgenus " Akiba " because of its vector : other species in the genus are transmitted by species of the genus " Simulium.
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Black fly ( " Simulium yahense " ) with parasite ( " Onchocerca volvulus " ) emerging from the insect's antenna . 100x magnification by scanning electron microscope.
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Blacklock s experiments included the re-infection of Simulium flies exposed to portions of the skin of infected subjects on which nodules were present, which led to elucidation of the life cycle of the Onchocerca parasite.
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Downstream of Blandford Forum, the Stour is host to an insect known as the " Blandford Fly " " ( simulium posticatum ) " which is known for leaving painful bites on humans.
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A synonym for " Byssodon ", a subgenus of the black fly genus " Simulium ", was named " Gibbinsiellum " by I . A . Rubtsov in 1962 explicitly after Ernest Gibbins and in honour of his faunal and taxonomic studies.
