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Simulium [sĭ-myōō′lē-əm] n. A genus of biting gnats or midges of the family Simuliidae that includes various species that transmit the causative agent of human onchocerciasis. Liberaldictionary.com
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The creeping gnat (Simulium reptans) is also very annoying in Sweden.
T. Spencer Cobbold
Most of the other species of Simulium which have been studied seem to be single brooded.
Handbook of Medical Entomology
William Albert Riley
We learn from this author that the sting or bite of the Simulium is as bad as that of the Stomoxys before noticed.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. I (of 4)
William Kirby
The pupae of Simulium rest in their curious little cup-like dwellings, attached to submerged stones or plants.
Geo. H. Carpenter
Most remarkable, in many respects, of all aquatic larvae are the grubs of the Sand-midges (Simulium).
Geo. H. Carpenter
