Simuliinae
Simuliinae | |
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S. yahense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Nematocera |
Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
Family: | Simuliidae |
Subfamily: | Simuliinae Newman, 1834 |
Tribes | |
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Simuliinae is a sub family of black flies. It contains huge numbers of species, mostly in the genus Simulium. There are 2 Tribes and 25 living genera. A further 5 genera are only known from Cretaceous fossils.[1]
Literature cited
- ↑ Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.
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