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Checklist of Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
560
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
98
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
4
69
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
1 Family width 6 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
2 Genera with 6 Species
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19534SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
6 Species
Prosimulium damarense Meillon & Hardy, 1951
Prosimulium herero Enderlein, 1935
Simulium (Metomphalus) bovis Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) chutteri Lewis, 1965
Simulium (Metomphalus) fragai Abreu, 1960
Simulium gariepsense Meillon, 1953

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom