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MeSH Heading: Ceratopogonidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.500
Unique ID: D002519
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002519
Annotation: for killing Ceratopogonidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES ; gall midges: index NEMATOCERA
Scope Note: A family of biting midges, in the order DIPTERA. It includes the genus Culicoides which transmits filarial parasites (e.g., MANSONELLA PERSTANS) causing MANSONELLIASIS. Culicoides paraensis is the primary vector for OROPOUCHE VIRUS INFECTION in the Americas.
Entry Term(s): Culicoides; Leptoconops; Midges, Biting
Registry Numbers: txid41819; txid41820; txid209698
Public MeSH Note: 81; was see CULICOIDES 1975-80; CULICOIDES was heading 1963-80; MIDGES was see under DIPTERA 1975-80
Online Note: use CERATOPOGONIDAE to search CULICOIDES 1966-80; search MIDGES under DIPTERA 1975-80
History Note: 81; was see CULICOIDES 1975-80; CULICOIDES was heading 1963-80; MIDGES was see under DIPTERA 1975-80
Date Introduced: 1981/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ceratopogonidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026