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Checklist for Tribe Simuliini Newman, 1834
and region San Jose (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
4801
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
4800
8043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4722
7920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
4151
7252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
693
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
85
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
39
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
3
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySimuliinae
Newman, 1834
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSimuliini
Newman, 1834
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for San Jose (Costa Rica)
2 Genera with 14 Species
Gigantodax Enderlein, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195013SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Jose (Costa Rica)
14 Species
Gigantodax willei Vargas & Ram..., 1989
Simulium (Notolepria) exiguum (Roubaud, 1906)⇒ Simulium lutzi Knab, 1913
Simulium (Notolepria) gonzalezi Vargas & Dia..., 1953
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilopelmia) ochraceum Walker, 1861Black fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) panamense Fairchild, 1940
Simulium (Psilopelmia) pseudocallidum Diaz Najera, 1965
Simulium (Psilopelmia) samboni Jennings, 1915
Simulium (Simulium) horacioi Okazawa & On..., 1980
Simulium (Simulium) jobbinsi Vargas & Pal..., 1946
Simulium (Simulium) metallicum Bellardi, 1859
Simulium (Xenosimulium) tarsatum Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Simulium chiriquiense Field, 1967
Simulium ethelae Dalmat, 1950


Links, sources and further information
Simuliini at itis.gov