Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 3 3 2008 09 15 48 53 MR Youssefi Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology, Islamic Azad University Babol–Branch, Iran A Aminpour Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scien F Arabkhazaeli Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scien 2015 10 03 A 32-year-old man was attacked by flies while camping around Khorram Abad, Lorestan Province, western Iran. Pruritic dermatitis with marked edema and considerable discomfort appeared mainly on the lower legs. The flies were identified as Simulium. Simuliids are tiny bloodsucking flies, popularly known as blackflies or buffalo flies, belonging to the dipterous, family Simulidae. They are occurred worldwide, breed in fast-flowing streams, and are a major animal pest. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/71 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/71/70