fly MN.iii.148; Mnd.484; Ja.ii.275 (nīla˚); Ja.iii.263 (pingala gadfly), Ja.iii.402; Snp-a.33 (pingala˚), Snp-a.572 (id.); Dhp-a.iv.58 Sdhp.396, Sdhp.529.

cp. Vedic makṣika & makṣikā