Scientific name Common name Important genera/species Distribution Reactions Diagnostics
Culicidae Mosquitoes Aedes, Culex, Anopheles worldwide C, S Aedes communis WBE; ImmunoCAP* Immulite**
Simuliidae Black flies Simulium worldwide C
Ceratopogonidae Biting midges, no-see-ums Culicoides, Forcipomyia worldwide C
Phlebotominae Sand flies Phlebotomus, Lutzomyia worldwide C
Tabanidae Horse flies, deer flies Tabanus, Haematopota, Chrysops worldwide C, S Tabanus spp (mix) WBE; ImmunoCAP*; Immulite**
Glossinidae Tsetse flies Glossina tropical Africa C, S
Muscidae House and stable flies Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly) worldwide C
Hippoboscidae Louse flies, keds Hippobosca equina (horse louse fly), Lipoptena cervi (deer ked) Europe, Asia, Africa, N-America C, S
Siphonaptera Fleas Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea), C. canis (dog flea), Pulex irritans (human flea) worldwide C
Reduviidae/ Triatominae Kissing bugs Triatoma protracta, T. rubida Southern USA, Latin America, China C, S
Cimicidae Bed bugs Cimex lectularius (bed bug), C. hemipterus (tropical bed bug) worldwide C, S