Families in the current classification system that have some arbovirus members include Peribunyaviridae Flaviviridae Orthomyxoviridae (eg, thogotoviruses) Sedorreoviridae (eg, orbiviruses) Togaviridae (alphaviruses) (See International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: Current ICTV Taxonomy Release.) Pearls & Pitfalls The term arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) describes a virus that is transmitted by certain species of arthropods.