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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
179
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
52
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cnephia Enderlein, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnia Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Greniera Doby & David, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
6 Species
Cnephia ornithophilia Davies, Pete..., 1962
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Greniera abdita Peterson, 1962
Prosimulium approximatum Peterson, 1970Salmonberry
Simulium (Eusimulium) bracteatum (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Simulium appalachiense Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
5
6
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