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Checklist for Tribe Prosimuliini Enderlein, 1921
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
322
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
137
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
13
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
11
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
10
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeProsimuliini
Enderlein, 1921
8
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alberta
8 Genera with 19 Species
Ectemnia Enderlein, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopais Stone, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19526SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky ..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
19 Species
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Ectemnia taeniatifrons Enderlein, 1925Banded Black Fly
Gymnopais dichopticoides Wood, 1978Virgin Black Fly
Helodon decemarticulatum Twinn, 1936
Helodon onychodactylus Dyar & Shannon, 1927Clawed Black Fly
Helodon pleuralis Malloch, 1914Hairy Sided Black Fly
Helodon susanae Peterson, 1970Susan´s Black Fly
Metacnephia pallipes Fries, 1824
Metacnephia saskatchewana Shewell & Fr..., 1958Saskatchewan Black Fly
Metacnephia villosa DeFoliart & ..., 1960Shaggy Black Fly
Prosimulium esselbaughi Sommerman, 1964Esselbaugh´s Black Fly
Prosimulium exigens Dyar & Shannon, 1927Demanding Black Fly
Prosimulium formosum Shewell, 1959Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Prosimulium travisi Stone, 1952Jujube
Stegopterna emergens Stone, 1952Emerging Black Fly
Tlalocomyia alticola Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly


Links, sources and further information
Prosimuliini at itis.gov