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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
560
5614
14483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
558
5609
14476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
536
5516
14233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
4583
12066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
104
1212
3431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
275
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
94
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
10
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
9
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Washington
9 Genera with 26 Species
Bunyipellum Craig, Curri..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Greniera Doby & David, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Parasimulium Malloch, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195511SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington
26 Species
Bunyipellum gladiator Moulton & Adler, 2004
Cnephia mutata
Greniera humeralis Currie, Adle..., 2004
Helodon diadelphus Adler, Curri..., 2004Brotherly Black Fly
Parasimulium (Astoneomyia) melanderi Stone, 1963Graythorn
Parasimulium (Parasimulium) stonei Peterson, 1977Steele's dewberry
Prosimulium caudatum Shewell, 1959Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
Prosimulium dicum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Prosimulium exigens Dyar & Shannon, 1927Demanding Black Fly
Prosimulium formosum Shewell, 1959Broadleaf enchanter's nightshade
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Simulium (Hellichiella) minus Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Hellichiella) nebulosum Currie & Adler, 1986
Simulium (Nevermannia) conicum Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Nevermannia) pugetense Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) venator Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) defoliarti Stone & Pete..., 1958Alder buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) piperi Dyar & Shannon, 1927Piper´s Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Stegopterna permutata Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Stegopterna xantha Currie, Adle..., 2004
Twinnia hirticornis Wood, 1978
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in Washington
SubfamilyParasimuliinae
Smart, 1945
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
7
23
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