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Checklist for Family Simuliidae Newman, 1834 (Black flies)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
2923
5908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
2920
5906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
2859
5790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2476
5174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
78
574
1531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
156
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
41
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scottish Highlands
3 Genera with 12 Species
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1988New Zealand black fly4SpeciesTaxom
Paracnephia Rubtsov, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 17587SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
12 Species
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) montanum Mackerras & ..., 1952
Austrosimulium (Novaustrosimulium) furiosum Skuse, 1889
Austrosimulium colboi Davies & Gyö..., 1988
Paracnephia fergusoni Tonnoir, 1925
Simulium (Hellichiella) latipes Meigen, 1804Bog marshcress
Simulium (Hellichiella) subexcisum (Edwards, 1915)⇒ Simulium latipes Meigen, 1804
Simulium (Hellichiella) yerburyi (Edwards, 1920)⇒ Simulium latipes Meigen, 1804
Simulium (Morops) melatum Wharton, 1949
Simulium (Nevermannia) ornatipes Skuse, 1890
Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Simulium noelleri Friederichs, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) reptans (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Simulium reptans Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
3
12
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