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Checklist for Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
and region Colorado (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
595
8339
20024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
593
8334
20018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
8204
19733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
376
6706
16394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
97
1091
2455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
226
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
92
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
8
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colorado
2 Families width 28 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies27SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colorado
8 Genera with 28 Species
Cnephia Enderlein, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Helodon Enderlein, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Simuilum
0SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 182316SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colorado
28 Species
Cnephia mutata
Cnephia pecuarum Riley, 1887Southern buffalo gnat
Helodon onychodactylus Dyar & Shannon, 1927Clawed Black Fly
Metacnephia coloradensis Peterson & K..., 1994
Prosimulium flaviantennum Stains & Kno..., 1940
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Prosimulium jeanninae Peterson, 1990
Prosimulium opleri Peterson & K..., 1994
Prosimulium travisi Stone, 1952Jujube
Prosimulium wui Peterson & K..., 1994
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Eusimulium) aureum Fries, 1824
Simulium (Eusimulium) exulatum Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Nevermannia) modicum Adler, Curri..., 2004Moderate Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Psilopelmia) griseum Coquillett, 1898Gray Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) arcticum Malloch, 1914Arctic Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) hunteri Malloch, 1914Gray's bur cucumber
Simulium (Simulium) petersoni Stone & DeFo..., 1959
Simulium (Simulium) piperi Dyar & Shannon, 1927Piper´s Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) venustum Say, 1823Maculate-legged black fly
Stegopterna acra Currie, Adle..., 2004
Thaumalea coloradensis Arnaud & Boussy, 1994

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Colorado
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
7
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumaleidae
Bezzi, 1913
Solitary midges, Trickle midges
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom