Simuliinae
Simuliinae | |
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S. yahense | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Simuliidae |
Subfamily: | Simuliinae Newman, 1834 |
Tribes | |
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Simuliinae is a subfamily of black flies (Simuliidae). It contains over 2,200 species, with over 1,800 of them in the genus Simulium. There are 2 tribes and 25 living genera. A further 5 genera are known only from Cretaceous fossils.[1]
Literature cited[]
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Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109. Cite journal requires
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Categories:
- Simuliidae
- Insect vectors of human pathogens
- Taxa named by Edward Newman
- Nematocera subfamilies
- Chironomoidea stubs