Parasimuliinae
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| Parasimuliinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Parasimuliinae Smart, 1945 |
| Type genus | |
| Parasimulium Malloch, 1914 |
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Parasimuliinae is a sub family of black flies. It contains only 1 genus and 4 species.[1] Most species are rare, and some are cave dwellers.[2][3]
[edit] Distribution
Western North America[1]
[edit] Species
- Genus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914
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- Subgenus Astoneomyia Peterson, 1977
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- P. melanderi Stone, 1963
- Subgenus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914
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- P. crosskeyi Peterson, 1977
- P. furcatum Malloch, 1914
- P. stonei Peterson, 1977[1]
[edit] Literature Cited
- ^ a b c Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory. pp. 109. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/blackflies/SimulidIntro.html.
- ^ Patrick Shaw & Martin Davis (1999). "Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island". Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C.,: 121–124. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/bl13shaw.pdf.
- ^ Art Borkent & Douglas C. Currie (2001). "Discovery of the Female of Parasimulium (Astoneomyia) Melanderi Stone (Diptera: Simuliidae) in a Cave in British Columbia, With a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Position". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 103 (3): 546–553.
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