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Checklist for Superfamily Simulioidea Borkent, 2012
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
447
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
7
205
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
2
10
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
2 Families width 72 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies69SpeciesTaxom
Thaumaleidae Bezzi, 1913Solitary midges3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
10 Genera with 72 Species
Afrosimulium Crosskey, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Afrothaumalea Stuckenberg, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Androprosopa Mik, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cnephia Enderlein, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Greniera Doby & David, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Metomphalus Enderlein, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky ..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 195811SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 194355SpeciesTaxom
Stegopterna Enderlein, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
72 Species
Afrosimulium gariepsense Meillon, 1953
Afrothaumalea capensis Sinclair & S..., 1995
Afrothaumalea pamelae Stuckenberg, 1960
Androprosopa americana
Greniera denaria Davies, Pete..., 1962Number Ten Black Fly
Paraustrosimulium anthracinum Bigot, 1888
Prosimulium (Paracnephia) barnardi Gibbins, 1938
Prosimulium (Paracnephia) brincki Meillon, 1955
Prosimulium (Paracnephia) harrisoni Freeman & Me..., 1953
Prosimulium (Paracnephia) muspratti Freeman & Me..., 1953
Prosimulium (Paracnephia) thornei Meillon, 1955
Prosimulium (Paracnephia) turneri Gibbins, 1938
Prosimulium (Prosimulium) ursinum Edwards, 1935
Prosimulium damarense Meillon & Hardy, 1951
Prosimulium daviesi Peterson & D..., 1960Swamp blackberry
Prosimulium herero Enderlein, 1935
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Simulium (Afrosimulium) gariepense De Meillon, 1953
Simulium (Anasolen) dentulosum Roubaud, 1915
Simulium (Byssodon) griseicolle Becker, 1903
Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald, 1903
Simulium (Edwardsellum) latipollex Enderlein, 1936
Simulium (Freemanellum) debegene Meillon, 1934
Simulium (Freemanellum) empopomae Meillon, 1937
Simulium (Freemanellum) hessei Gibbins, 1941
Simulium (Freemanellum) hirsutilateris Meillon, 1937
Simulium (Lewisellum) neavei Roubaud, 1915
Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Meilloniellum) hirsutum Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) africanum Gibbins, 1934
Simulium (Metomphalus) albivirgulatum Wanson & Hen..., 1944
Simulium (Metomphalus) bovis Meillon, 1930
Simulium (Metomphalus) cavum Gibbins, 1938
Simulium (Metomphalus) chutteri Lewis, 1965
Simulium (Metomphalus) fragai Abreu, 1960
Simulium (Metomphalus) hargreavesi Gibbins, 1934
Simulium (Metomphalus) letabum Meillon, 1935
Simulium (Metomphalus) medusaeforme Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Metomphalus) natalense Meillon, 1950
Simulium (Metomphalus) vorax Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Metomphalus) wellmanni Roubaud, 1906
Simulium (Nevermannia) brachium Gibbins, 1936
Simulium (Nevermannia) gouldingi Stone, 1952Jujube
Simulium (Nevermannia) katangae Fain, 1951
Simulium (Nevermannia) loutetense Grenier & Ov..., 1951
Simulium (Nevermannia) narcaeum Meillon, 1950
Simulium (Nevermannia) nigritarse Coquillett, 1902
Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart, 1838
Simulium (Nevermannia) rutherfoordi Meillon, 1937
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Phoretomyia) copleyi Gibbins, 1941
Simulium (Phoretomyia) lumbwanum Meillon, 1944
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) alcocki Pomeroy, 1922
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) allaeri Wanson, 1947
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) bequaerti Gibbins, 1936
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) cervicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) evillense Fain, Hallot..., 1966
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) harrisoni Freeman & Me..., 1953
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) impukane Meillon, 1936
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) johannae Wanson, 1947
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) mcmahoni Meillon, 1940
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) merops Meillon, 1950
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) rotundum Gibbins, 1936
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) schoutedeni Wanson, 1947
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) tentaculum Gibbins, 1936
Simulium (Pomeroyellum) unicornutum Pomeroy, 1920
Simulium (Simulium) piperi Dyar & Shannon, 1927Piper´s Black Fly
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium gariepsense Meillon, 1953
Simulium nigricorne Dalmat, 1950
Simulium nigritarsis
Simulium stonei (Stains & Kno..., 1943)⇒ Simulium piperi Dyar & Shannon, 1927

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
8
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThaumaleidae
Bezzi, 1913
Solitary midges, Trickle midges
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom