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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
21
186
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
88
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
4
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
1 Family width 14 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
4 Genera with 14 Species
Ectemnia Enderlein, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 195511SpeciesTaxom
Twinnia Stone & Jamn..., 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
14 Species
Ectemnia invenusta Walker, 1848Unattractive Black Fly
Prosimulium exigens Dyar & Shannon, 1927Demanding Black Fly
Simulium (Byssodon) meridionale Riley, 1887Beatley's clover
Simulium (Eusimulium) bracteatum (Coquillett, 1898)⇒ Simulium appalachiense Adler, Curri..., 2004
Simulium (Hemicnetha) canadense Hearle, 1932Scarlet larkspur
Simulium (Hemicnetha) pictipes Hagen, 1880Coontie
Simulium (Nevermannia) craigi Adler & Currie, 1986Craig´s Black Fly
Simulium (Nevermannia) silvestre Rubtsov, 1956Woodland Black Fly
Simulium (Psilozia) vittatum Zetterstedt, 1838Striped black fly
Simulium (Simulium) decorum Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Simulium (Simulium) defoliarti Stone & Pete..., 1958Alder buckthorn
Simulium (Simulium) tuberosum (Lundström, 1911)⇒ Simulium tuberosum Lundström, 1911
Simulium (Simulium) verecundum Stone & Jamn..., 1955Dahurian buckthorn
Twinnia nova Dyar & Shannon, 1927New Black Fly

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Southern Alberta
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom