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Checklist for Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
159
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
75
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Alberta
4 Genera with 11 Species
Ectemnia Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19559SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
11 Species
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Metacnephia saskatchewana Shewell & Fr..., 1958Saskatchewan Black Fly
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Nevermannia) furculatum Shewell, 1952Forked Black Fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) griseum Coquillett, 1898Gray Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
3
11
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