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Checklist of Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1629
3292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
1627
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1589
3218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
1355
2882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
38
152
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
6
58
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
2
14
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
3 Genera with 5 Species
Helodon Enderlein, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
5 Species
Helodon alpestris Dorogostaisk..., 1935
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Xenosimulium) imerinae Roubaud, 1905

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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