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Checklist of Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
for Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
8090
22812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
8082
22805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
7963
22498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
6262
18920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
89
877
2640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
162
1049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
58
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
33
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
3
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
3 Genera with 33 Species
Gigantodax Enderlein, 198913SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum1SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 198920SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
33 Species
Gigantodax abalosi Wygodzinsky, 1958Bridges' gilia
Gigantodax cervicornis Wygodzinsky, 1974
Gigantodax clandestinus Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax cypellus Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax flabellus Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax gracilis Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax laevigatus Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax lazoi Takaoka, Hir..., 1988
Gigantodax leonorum Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax misitu Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax multifilis Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax vulcanius Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Gigantodax zumbahuae Wygodzinsky ..., 1989
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) ignescens Roubaud, 1906Fewflower holdback
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) jaimeramirezi Wygodzinsky, 1971Fineflower gilia
Simulium (Ectemnaspis) pautense Coscaron & T..., 1989
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) jujuyense Paterson & S..., 1927Rose
Simulium (Psilopelmia) dinellii Joan, 1912
Simulium (Psilopelmia) escomeli Roubaud, 1909Wait-a-bit vine
Simulium (Psilopelmia) lutzianum Pinto, 1932
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) shewellianum Coscaron, 1985
Simulium (Psilopelmia) spinifer Knab, 1914
Simulium (Pternaspatha) cotopaxi Wygodzinsky ..., 1979Hollyleaf gilia
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Trichodagmia) rubrithorax Lutz, 1909
Simulium (Trichodagmia) townsendi Malloch, 1912
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium roraimense Nunes de Mello, 1974
Simulium wygodzinskyorum Coscaron & P..., 1989

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
2
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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