σέρφος,ὁ, a small winged insect, prob. a kind of
A. gnatorwinged ant, Ar. V. 352 (ubiv.Sch.), Av. 82 , 569 , Nicopho 1 , dub. in Phld. Mort. 34 : prov.,ἔνεστι κἀν μύρμηκι κἀν σέρφῳ χολή'even the gnat has its sting', Sch. Ar. Av. 82 , V. 352 , cf. AP 10.49 ( Pall. ):—writtenσυρφόςin Hsch.