Aoki togemushi - Aoki togemushi

Japanese: アオキツメトゲブユ - あおきつめとげぶゆ
Aoki togemushi - Aoki togemushi

... Their blood-sucking activity is influenced by weather conditions, especially temperature and light. They have preferences for animals that suck blood, and of the approximately 50 species recorded in Japan, about 10 species attack humans violently. Of these, Simulium japonica (illustration), Simulium nipponicum, and Simulium nipponicum are distributed throughout the country. In Africa and Central and South America, there are species that transmit human heartworm disease (onchocerciasis). ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Aokitsumetogebuff" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 吸血活動は気象条件,とくに気温と照度に影響される。吸血する動物に対する嗜好性があり,日本で記録されている約50種のうち,激しくヒトを襲うのは約10種,このうち,アオキツメトゲブユ(イラスト),ヒメアシマダラブユ,ニッポンヤマブユは全国に分布する。アフリカや中南米には,ヒトの糸状虫症(オンコセルカ症)を媒介する種がいる。…

※「アオキツメトゲブユ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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