"Muscidae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of the order DIPTERA with over 700 species. Important species that may be mechanical vectors of disease include Musca domesticus (HOUSEFLIES), Musca autumnalis (face fly), Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly), Haematobia irritans (horn fly) and Fannia spp.
| Descriptor ID |
D009117
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.289.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Stable Fly- Stable Fly
- Flies, Stable
- Fly, Stable
- Stable Flies
- Stomoxys calcitrans
- Stomoxys calcitran
- calcitran, Stomoxys
- calcitrans, Stomoxys
Horn Fly- Horn Fly
- Flies, Horn
- Fly, Horn
- Horn Flies
- Haematobia irritans
- Haematobia irritan
- irritan, Haematobia
- irritans, Haematobia
Musca autumnalis- Musca autumnalis
- Musca autumnali
- autumnali, Musca
- autumnalis, Musca
- Face Fly
- Face Flies
- Flies, Face
- Fly, Face
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