Definition of Haematobia irritans

1. Noun. Small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn.

Exact synonyms: Horn Fly
Generic synonyms: Fly
Group relationships: Genus Haematobia, Haematobia

Medical Definition of Haematobia irritans

1. A major pest of cattle in the Northern Hemisphere that transmits the filarial parasite Stephanofilaria stilesi. Synonym: Haematobia irritans. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haematobia Irritans

Haeckelian
Haeke
Haemadipsa ceylonica
Haemamoeba
Haemanthus
Haemanthus coccineus
Haemaphysalis
Haemaphysalis chordeilis
Haemaphysalis cinnabarina
Haemaphysalis cinnabarina punctata
Haemaphysalis concinna
Haemaphysalis leachi
Haemaphysalis leporis-palustris
Haemaphysalis spinigera
Haematobia
Haematobia irritans (current term)
Haematopinus
Haematopodidae
Haematopus
Haematoxylum
Haematoxylum campechianum
Haemichorda
Haemichordata
Haemobartonella
Haemobartonella felis
Haemobartonella muris
Haemococcidium
Haemodipsus ventricosus
Haemodoraceae
Haemodorum

Literary usage of Haematobia irritans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1909)
"The horsefly (Haematobia irritans) rarely bites man. In these the palpi are much longer than in Stomoxys. Glossina palpalis.—This is the tsetse fly that is ..."

2. Practical Bacteriology, Blood Work and Animal Parasitology: Including by Edward Rhodes Stitt (1913)
"... The horsefly (Haematobia irritans) rarely bites man. In these the palpi are much longer than in Stomoxys, being as long as proboscis. ..."

3. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"... Haematobia irritans taken off the backs of bullocks near Milford Haven. It was stated that the flies had frequently been observed clustered in dense ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... Sarcoptes scabiei); and horn flies (Haematobia irritans). Controls and protects from reinfection of D. ..."

5. Circular by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Agricultural Experiment Station (Mayaguez) (1918)
"Stomoxys calcitrans (Linnaeus): THE STABLE FLY. Common but not very abundant. Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus): THE HORN FLY OR MOSCA DEL GANADO. ..."

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