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Checklist for Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
294
979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
109
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
6
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
6
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
6 Genera with 32 Species
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195027SpeciesTaxom
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky ..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Wilhelma1SpeciesTaxom
Wilhelmia Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
32 Species
Gigantodax bierigi Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Gigantodax willei Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Simulium (Hemicnetha) bricenoi Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Hemicnetha) earlei Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) hieroglyphicum Peterson, Va..., 1988
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Inaequalium) inaequale Paterson & S..., 1927Chokecherry
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) downsi Vargas, Pala..., 1946Hedge parsley
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) panamense Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) pseudocallidum Diaz Najera, 1965
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Psilopelmia) samboni Jennings, 1915
Simulium (Psilopelmia) travisi Vargas, Varg..., 1993
Simulium (Simulium) horacioi Okazawa & On..., 1980
Simulium (Simulium) jobbinsi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) puigi Vargas & Pal..., 1945
Simulium (Xenosimulium) clarki Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967
Simulium ethelae Dalmat, 1950
Tlalocomyia salasi Ramirez-Pere..., 1988
Wilhelma mallochi
Wilhelmia mallochi (Enderlein, 1925)⇒ Simulium quadrivittatum Loew, 1862

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
3
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Simuliidae at ru.ac.za
Simuliidae at artfakta.se
Simuliidae at dyntaxa.se
Simuliidae at gbif.org
Simuliidae at irmng.org
Simuliidae at itis.gov