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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
254
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
113
862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
2
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
2 Genera with 31 Species
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 196729SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
31 Species
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) faurei Bernard, Gre..., 1972
Prosimulium aurantiacum Tonnoir, 1925
Simulium (Anasolen) voltae Grenier & Ov..., 1960
Simulium (Byssodon) tridens Freeman & Me..., 1953
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Edwardsellum) dieguerense Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Simulium (Edwardsellum) konkourense Boakye, Post..., 1993
Simulium (Edwardsellum) leonense Boakye, Post..., 1993
Simulium (Edwardsellum) sanctipauli Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Simulium (Edwardsellum) soubrense Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Simulium (Edwardsellum) yahense Vajime & Dunbar, 1975
Simulium (Freemanellum) berghei Fain, 1949
Simulium (Freemanellum) debegene Meillon, 1934
Simulium (Freemanellum) hessei Gibbins, 1941
Simulium (Freemanellum) manense Elsen & Esca..., 1976
Simulium (Lewisellum) ovazzae Grenier & Mo..., 1959
Simulium (Metomphalus) danense Gouteux, 1979
Simulium (Metomphalus) futaense Garms & Post, 1966
Simulium (Metomphalus) ngouense Fain & Elsen, 1973
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Nevermannia) aureosimile Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Nevermannia) loutetense Grenier & Ov..., 1951
Simulium (Phoretomyia) lumbwanum Meillon, 1944
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) blacklocki Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) cervicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) coalitum Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) djallonense Roubaud & Gr..., 1943
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) garmsi Crosskey, 1969
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) liberiense Garms, 1973
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) palmeri Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967

Subnodes of Simuliidae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
2
31
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