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Checklist of Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10622
39131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10614
39115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10460
38704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8357
33786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
93
1109
3777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
295
1333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
113
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
1 Family width 30 Species
Simuliidae (Newman, 1834)Black flies30SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
4 Genera with 30 Species
Helodon Enderlein, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 199928SpeciesTaxom
Xenosimulium Crosskey, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
30 Species
Helodon alpestris Dorogostaisk..., 1935
Prosimulium fulvum Coquillett, 1902Yellow Gnat
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) gyas Meillon, 1951
Simulium (Metomphalus) pentaceros Grenier & Br..., 1972
Simulium (Nevermannia) borbonense Giudicelli, 2008
Simulium (Nevermannia) milloti Grenier & Do..., 1949
Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart, 1838
Simulium (Nevermannia) speculiventre Enderlein, 1914
Simulium (Nevermannia) starmuhlneri Grenier & Gr..., 1964
Simulium (Nevermannia) tolongoinae Grenier & Br..., 1972
Simulium (Nevermannia) triplex Giudicelli, 2008
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) pauliani Grenier & Do..., 1949
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Xenosimulium) ambositrae Grenier & Gr..., 1959
Simulium (Xenosimulium) imerinae Roubaud, 1905
Simulium (Xenosimulium) iphias Meillon, 1951
Simulium (Xenosimulium) neireti Roubaud, 1905
Simulium alidae Pilaka & Elo..., 1997
Simulium borunicornutum Pilaka & Elo..., 1999
Simulium brunhesi Elouard & Ra..., 1996
Simulium desirei Pilaka & Elo..., 1999
Simulium grenieri Pilaka & Elo..., 1999
Simulium griveaudi Ovazzar & Ov..., 1970
Simulium kiangaraense Pilaka & Elo..., 1999
Simulium metecontae Elouard & Pi..., 1996
Simulium philipponi Elouard & Pi..., 1997
Simulium phluktainae Pilaka & Elo..., 1999
Simulium quilleverei Pilaka & Elo..., 1999
Simulium tandrokum Pilaka & Elo..., 1999

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom