Simuliinae
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| Simuliinae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Simuliinae Newman, 1834 |
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Simuliinae is a sub family of black flies. It contains huge numbers of species, mostly in the genus Simulium. There are 2 Tribes and 25 living genera. A further 5 genera are only known from Cretaceous fossils.[1]
[edit] Literature Cited
- ^ Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009) (in English). 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.
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