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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
155
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Culicomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Mosquitoes and Midges
6
98
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Simulioidea
Borkent, 2012
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
1 Family width 4 Species
Simuliidae Newman, 1834Black flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
2 Genera with 4 Species
Prosimulium Roubaud, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Simulium Latreille, 19373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
4 Species
Prosimulium rhodesianum Crosskey, 1968
Simulium (Anasolen) rhodesinese Meillon, 1942
Simulium (Freemanellum) debegene Meillon, 1934
Simulium (Nevermannia) rutherfoordi Meillon, 1937

Subnodes of Simulioidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilySimuliidae
Newman, 1834
Black flies, Black fly, Blackflies, Buffalo gnat, Buffalo gnats, Turkey gnat, Turkey gnats, White socks
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom