Talk:no-see-um

RFV discussion: March–April 2021

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no-see-um

Rfv-sense "Any biting bug or insect that is normally too small to see unaided." This was the original vague definition from 2006 (!), which I think likely derives from ignorance. In my experience, and in all the BGC quotes where the context is sufficient to make a determination, a specific kind of midge is described with this term. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 04:19, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

I find the term also used for the genera Culicoides,^[1] Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia.^[2] I think, though, that the senses should be unified to something like “A biting fly that is so small that it is difficult to see; the term is used in particular for biting midges (family Ceratopogonidae), but is also used for other flies, such as the species Leptoconops torrens and flies in the genera Culicoides, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia.”  --Lambiam 13:21, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

That challenged definition would seem verified by any citation that was not in a scientific context and did not mention any specific taxon. That would seem to mean it is in widespread use. Were the taxonomy to change this definition would remain. DCDuring (talk) 23:49, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:11, 26 April 2021 (UTC)