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Checklist of Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
for Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
486
5248
12474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
482
5235
12442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
5183
12350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
4145
10213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
839
2222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
244
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
105
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
4
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
2 Families width 18 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies16SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
4 Genera with 18 Species
Araucnephia Wygodzinsky ..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 190614SpeciesTaxom
Thaumalea Ruthe, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Wilhelma1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
18 Species
Araucnephia montana Philippi, 1865
Simulium (Chirostilbia) pertinax Kollar, 1832Woolly cottonflower
Simulium (Eusimulium) azorense Carlsson, 1963
Simulium (Eusimulium) guimari Becker, 1908
Simulium (Eusimulium) petricolum Rivosecchi, 1963
Simulium (Eusimulium) tenerificum Crosskey, 1988
Simulium (Hemicnetha) solarii Stone, 1948Smallflower mock buckthorn
Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart, 1838
Simulium (Obuchovia) ibericum Crosskey & S..., 1985
Simulium (Psaroniocompsa) limbatum (Knab, 1915)⇒ Simulium vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Psilopelmia) callidum Dyar & Shannon, 1927
Simulium (Psilozia) argus Williston, 1893
Simulium (Pternaspatha) annulatum Philippi, 1865
Simulium (Rubzovia) paraloutetense Crosskey, 1988
Simulium (Simulium) intermedium Roubaud, 1906
Thaumalea brincki Vaillant, 1960
Thaumalea subafricana Becker, 1908
Wilhelma mallochi

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Macaronesia
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyThaumaleidae
Bezzi, 1913
Solitary midges, Trickle midges
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom