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Checklist for Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
and region Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4755
15379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4748
15372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4712
15315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3724
12863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
522
1458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
95
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
5
18
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
2 Families width 11 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies7SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
4 Genera with 11 Species
Metacnephia Crosskey, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Orphnephilina Enderlein, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
11 Species
Metacnephia persica Rubtsov, 1940
Orphnephilina atropatenica Schmid, 1958
Orphnephilina hyrcanica Schmid, 1958
Simulium (Byssodon) heptapotamicum Rubtsov, 1940
Simulium (Eusimulium) brachyantherum Rubtsov, 1947
Simulium (Montisimulium) litshkense Rubtsov, 1956
Simulium (Obuchovia) transcaspicum Enderlein, 1921
Simulium (Simulium) caucasicum Rubtsov, 1940
Simulium (Simulium) kiritshenkoi Rubtsov, 1940
Thaumalea baltasardi Schmid, 1958
Thaumalea suzonae Schmid, 1958

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Iran
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumaleidae
Bezzi, 1913
Solitary midges, Trickle midges
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom