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Checklist for Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
87
742
1469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
192
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
94
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Illinois
4 Genera with 7 Species
Cnephia Enderlein, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnia Enderlein, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
7 Species
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Ectemnia taeniatifrons Enderlein, 1925Banded Black Fly
Prosimulium magnum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Boreosimulium) johannseni Hart, 1912Johannsen´s Black Fly
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Illinois
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
4
7
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