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Checklist for Tribe Simuliini Newman, 1834
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
131
385
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
369
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
313
468
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
31
75
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Shetland Islands
1 Genera with 2 Species
Simulium Latreille, 19662SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shetland Islands
2 Species
Simulium (Wilhelmia) equinum Linnaeus, 1758
Simulium (Wilhelmia) zetlandense (Davies, 1966)⇒ Simulium equinum Linnaeus, 1758


Links, sources and further information
Simuliini at itis.gov