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Checklist of Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
for Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
652
12103
37600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12086
37564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
623
11935
37166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
382
9386
29680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1478
5046
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
316
1564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
106
729
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
1
13
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
1 Genera with 13 Species
Simulium Latreille, 191413SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
13 Species
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) antillarum Jennings, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) tarsale Williston, 1896Hogvine
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Psilopelmia) antillarum Jennings, 1915
Simulium (Psilopelmia) downsi Vargas, Pala..., 1946Hedge parsley
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) spilmani Stone, 1969
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium amazonicum Goeldi, 1905Irregular polypody
Simulium clavipes (Malloch, 1914)⇒ Simulium tarsale Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
1
13
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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