Definitions for Psychodidae
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1. Psychodidae, family Psychodidaenoun

   very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies

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1. psychodidae

   Psychodidae, commonly known as drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or moth flies, is a family of small true flies with hairy bodies and wings. These flies typically inhabit damp areas and some species are known vectors of disease in humans and animals.

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1. Psychodidae

   The nematoceran family Psychodidae are small true flies with short, hairy bodies and wings giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance. The adults have long antennae and the wings are leaf-shaped, either slender or broad, with the most elementary wing venation of any Diptera, having little more than a series of parallel veins without crossveins. Adult Psychodidae are typically nocturnal and associated with damp habitats. The larvae of the subfamilies Psychodinae, Sycoracinae and Horaiellinae live in aquatic to semi-terrestrial habitats, including bathroom sinks; some species are commonly nuisance pests in bathrooms. These pests are commonly removed through use of boiling water, bleach, or drain cleaner. The subfamily Phlebotominae includes many blood feeding species; they are inhabitants of more arid regions and are often called sand flies outside the United States where sand flies are distantly related Nematocera of the Ceratopogonidae. This subfamily is sometimes treated as a separate family Phlebotomidae; the type genus is Phlebotomus. Phlebotominae are a very important group medically, transmitting various tropical diseases, but most importantly kala azar leishmaniasis. Phlebotomus species are also vectors for bartonellosis, verruga peruana, pappataci fever, an arbovirus caused by Sandfly fever viruses such as Naples and Sicilian strains, which are members of the genus Phlebovirus, which also includes the closely related Toscana virus.

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1. Psychodidae

   Small, hairy, moth-like flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are PHLEBOTOMUS, Lutzomyia, and Sergentomyia.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Psychodidae in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Psychodidae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

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