Eye gnat

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 = Schizophora
zoosubsectio = Acalyptratae
superfamilia = Carnoidea
familia = Chloropidae
genus = "Hippelates"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = *"H. dorsalis" Loew, 1869
*"H. genalis" Loew, 1869
*"H. impressus" Becker, 1912
*"H. nobilis" Loew, 1863
*"H. pallipes" Loew, 1863
*"H. plebejus" Loew, 1863
*"H. proboscideus" Williston, 1896
*"H. saundersi" Kumm, 1936Many others...

Eye gnats or eye flies are very small (1.5-2.5 mm long) flies in the genus "Hippelates" (family Chloropidae) that frequently congregate around the eyes to lap at the fluids. They are primarily a nuisance pest, and do not bite. They have been linked with the spread of bovine mastitis in North America, and in certain tropical regions, they are capable of vectoring disease-causing bacteria (e.g., yaws).

Distribution

"Hippelates" are Neotropic and Nearctic in distribution.


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