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Checklist for Tribe Prosimuliini Enderlein, 1921
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
2119
11931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
458
3217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
179
1481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
102
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
4
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
4
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeProsimuliini
Enderlein, 1921
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
2 Genera with 4 Species
Helodon Enderlein, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19683SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
4 Species
Helodon alpestris Dorogostaisk..., 1935
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Prosimulium morotoense McCrae & Pre..., 1965
Prosimulium rhodesianum Crosskey, 1968


Links, sources and further information
Prosimuliini at itis.gov