deerfly

The genus Chrysops, usually known as deer fly, is slightly smaller than Tabanus and has dark markings on the wings.

…transmitted to humans by the deerfly, Chrysops (the intermediate host), which feeds on primate blood. When the fly alights on a human victim, the worm larva drops onto the new host’s skin and burrows underneath. The larva migrates through the bloodstream, commonly locating in the eye or in other tissues…

…by flies of the genus Chrysops. It is characterized by transient areas of allergic inflammation in the tissues beneath the skin, called calabar swellings; adult worms may sometimes be visible beneath the conjunctiva (the delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the exposed surface of the eyeball). Loiasis produces irritation…

…an insect, most commonly a deerfly, Chrysops discalis. Various ticks of the genera Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Rhipicephalus, Amblyomma, and Ixodes may be largely responsible for maintenance of animal infection. In addition, the infection is transmitted from the adult tick to the egg, and both larvae and nymphs are infectious and form…