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Which species of horsefly belong to the genus Chrysops?

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... the smaller and more common banded horseflies, with black, brown, or yellow bodies and brilliantly colored eyes, are members of the genus Chrysops. The deerflies, which carry the diseases anthrax and tularemia , and in Africa, a filarial worm infestation, belong to this group.

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