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Checklist for Tribe Simuliini Newman, 1834
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2044
7666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
405
2307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
136
1121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
7
75
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
7
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
4
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSimuliini
Newman, 1834
2
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
2 Genera with 67 Species
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 191562SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
67 Species
Gigantodax aquamarensis De Leon, 1945
Gigantodax bierigi Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Gigantodax vargasi Leon, 1945
Gigantodax willei Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Gigantodax wrighti Vargas, Mart..., 1944
Simulium (Eusimulium) donovani Vargas, 1943
Simulium (Hemicnetha) bricenoi Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Hemicnetha) dehnei Field, 1969
Simulium (Hemicnetha) earlei Vargas & Najera, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) hieroglyphicum Peterson, Va..., 1988
Simulium (Hemicnetha) keenani Field, 1969
Simulium (Hemicnetha) paynei Vargas, 1942Hairyjoint meadowparsnip
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pulverulentum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) rubicundulum Knab, 1915
Simulium (Hemicnetha) smarti Vargas, 1946
Simulium (Hemicnetha) tarsatum Macquart, 1846
Simulium (Hemicnetha) virgatum Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Hemicnetha) yepocapense Dalmat, 1949
Simulium (Inaequalium) inaequale Paterson & S..., 1927Chokecherry
Simulium (Notolepria) blantoni Field, 1967
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Notolepria) subexiguum Field, 1967
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) fuliginis Field, 1969
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) incrustatum Lutz, 1910
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) marathrumi Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) dinellii Joan, 1912
Simulium (Psilopelmia) downsi Vargas, Pala..., 1946Hedge parsley
Simulium (Psilopelmia) dugesi Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Psilopelmia) haematopotum Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Psilopelmia) jacobsi Dalmat, 1953
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) panamense Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) pseudocallidum Diaz Najera, 1965
Simulium (Psilopelmia) quadrivittatum Loew, 1862Butte County checkerbloom
Simulium (Psilopelmia) samboni Jennings, 1915
Simulium (Psilopelmia) travisi Vargas, Varg..., 1993
Simulium (Psilopelmia) veracruzanum Vargas, Pala..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) horacioi Okazawa & On..., 1980
Simulium (Simulium) iriartei Vargas & al., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) jacumbae Dyar & Shannonn, 1927
Simulium (Simulium) jobbinsi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) kompi Dalmat, 1951
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Simulium) parrai Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) patzicianense Takaoka & Ta..., 1982
Simulium (Simulium) puigi Vargas & Pal..., 1945
Simulium (Simulium) tricorne Leon, 1945
Simulium (Xenosimulium) benjamini Dalamt, 1952
Simulium (Xenosimulium) clarki Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Xenosimulium) ganalesense Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium aureopunctatum (Malloch, 1914)⇒ Simulium tarsatum Macquart, 1846
Simulium burchi Dalmat, 1951
Simulium capricorne Leon, 1945
Simulium carolinae Leon, 1945
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967
Simulium colvini (Dalmat, 1952)⇒ Simulium samboni Jennings, 1915
Simulium delatorrei Dalmat, 1950
Simulium ethelae Dalmat, 1950
Simulium larvispinosum Leon, 1948
Simulium microbranchium Dalmat, 1949
Simulium nigricorne Dalmat, 1950
Simulium paracarolinae Coscaron, 2004
Simulium sanguineum Knab, 1915Desert seepweed


Links, sources and further information
Simuliini at itis.gov