Sandfly biting a human's little finger

Sandfly is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking Dipteran encountered in sandy areas. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of In the United States, sand fly may refer to certain horse flies that are also known as "greenheads" (family Tabanidae), or to members of the family Ceratopogonidae, also known in Florida and elsewhere as a sandflea, no-see-um, no-see-em, noseeum, sand gnats, chitras, punkie, or punky. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Insects in the order Diptera, family Tabanidae, are commonly called Horse flies, and sometimes also "forest flies" or "deer flies" Insects in the order Diptera, family Tabanidae, are commonly called Horse flies, and sometimes also "forest flies" or "deer flies" Ceratopogonidae, or biting Midges (including what are called in the United States, no-see-ums, midgies, Sand flies Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the In practice, nearly any fly found on a beach could be called a "sand fly". Some of these insects are a type of midge, which do not bite. Midges comprise many kinds of very small two-winged flies The term does not encapsulate a well-defined taxonomic group but includes animals in several families of Nematoceran

The sandfly is attracted to human flesh, and sandfly is used to refer to members of the subfamily Phlebotominae within the Psychodidae, including the primary vectors of leishmaniasis and sandfly fever. Members of the subfamily Phlebotominae are known outside of the United States by the name sand fly. The Nematoceran family Psychodidae ( moth flies or drain flies) are small Flies ( Diptera) with short hairy bodies and wings giving Leishmaniasis is a Disease caused by Protozoan Parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain Leishmaniasis is a Disease caused by Protozoan Parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain In the New World, leishmaniasis is spread by sand flies of the genus Lutzomyia. The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. Lutzomyia is a genus of " Sand flies " in the order Diptera. In the Old World, the disease is spread by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century Phlebotomus is a Genus of " Sand fly " in the Dipteran family Psychodidae.

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External links

• Sand Flies -- Beaufort County Library (via Internet Archive)
• Infectious skin disease found in TexasSeptember 15, 2007 Breaking News - Sandfly may carry parasites that will cause infectious skin disease called leishmaniasis.