Simuliidae
Also known as: Black Flies, Black Fly, Black flies, Blackflies, Blackflies [diptera], Kvægmyg, black flies, black fly
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Simuliidae |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 45 |
| Species records held | 2478 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 3400 |
| GBIF key | 3522 |
Genera in Simuliidae
- Simulium — 1987 species: Simulium abadii, Simulium abatanense, Simulium abbreviatum, Simulium aberrans, Simulium acarayense, Simulium acmerium, Simulium acontum, Simulium acostai
- Prosimulium — 96 species: Prosimulium aculeatum, Prosimulium albense, Prosimulium anatoliense, Prosimulium approximatum, Prosimulium arvum, Prosimulium asema, Prosimulium barnardi, Prosimulium brincki
- Gigantodax — 76 species: Gigantodax abalosi, Gigantodax adleri, Gigantodax antarcticus, Gigantodax aquamarensis, Gigantodax araucanius, Gigantodax arrarteorum, Gigantodax awa, Gigantodax basinflatus
- Metacnephia — 67 species: Metacnephia aldanica, Metacnephia amphora, Metacnephia amsheevi, Metacnephia arctocanadensis, Metacnephia aspinosa, Metacnephia baicalica, Metacnephia bilineata, Metacnephia blanci
- Helodon — 44 species: Helodon alpestris, Helodon apoina, Helodon aridus, Helodon arshanense, Helodon beardi, Helodon buturlini, Helodon candicans, Helodon chaos
- Austrosimulium — 29 species: Austrosimulium albovelatum, Austrosimulium australense, Austrosimulium bancrofti, Austrosimulium bicorne, Austrosimulium campbellense, Austrosimulium colboi, Austrosimulium cornutum, Austrosimulium crassipes
- Sulcicnephia — 23 species: Sulcicnephia alichurensis, Sulcicnephia argylacea, Sulcicnephia derzhavini, Sulcicnephia filidistans, Sulcicnephia flavipes, Sulcicnephia galinae, Sulcicnephia jankovskiae, Sulcicnephia jeholensis
- Greniera — 20 species: Greniera abditoides, Greniera abditus, Greniera affinis, Greniera brachiata, Greniera denaria, Greniera dobyi, Greniera fabri, Greniera humeralis
- Tlalocomyia — 16 species: Tlalocomyia aguirrei, Tlalocomyia alticola, Tlalocomyia andersoni, Tlalocomyia atzompensis, Tlalocomyia fortunensis, Tlalocomyia grenieri, Tlalocomyia mixensis, Tlalocomyia muzquicensis
- Stegopterna — 15 species: Stegopterna acra, Stegopterna byrrangii, Stegopterna decafilis, Stegopterna diplomutata, Stegopterna duodecimata, Stegopterna emergens, Stegopterna hamuligera, Stegopterna mutata
- Cnephia — 14 species: Cnephia angarensis, Cnephia arborescens, Cnephia chaurensis, Cnephia dacotensis, Cnephia eremites, Cnephia intermedia, Cnephia minus, Cnephia mutata
- Gymnopais — 12 species: Gymnopais andrei, Gymnopais bifistulatus, Gymnopais boreopacificus, Gymnopais dichopticoides, Gymnopais dichopticus, Gymnopais fimbriatus, Gymnopais holopticoides, Gymnopais holopticus
- Twinnia — 11 species: Twinnia cannibora, Twinnia changbaiensis, Twinnia hirticornis, Twinnia hydroides, Twinnia japonensis, Twinnia magadensis, Twinnia nova, Twinnia sedecimfistulata
- Ectemnia — 6 species: Ectemnia cerberus, Ectemnia invenusta, Ectemnia lithuanica, Ectemnia primaeva, Ectemnia reclusa, Ectemnia taeniatifrons
- Ectemnoides — 6 species: Ectemnoides absitus, Ectemnoides acanthocranius, Ectemnoides faecofilus, Ectemnoides princeae, Ectemnoides umbratorum, Ectemnoides uvulatus
- Austrocnephia — 5 species: Austrocnephia aurantiaca, Austrocnephia fuscoflavum, Austrocnephia orientale, Austrocnephia strenua, Austrocnephia tonnoiri
- Cnesia — 4 species: Cnesia atroparva, Cnesia dissimilis, Cnesia ornata, Cnesia pusilla
- Lutzsimulium — 4 species: Lutzsimulium flavopubescens, Lutzsimulium hirticosta, Lutzsimulium pernigrum, Lutzsimulium simplicicolor
- Parasimulium — 4 species: Parasimulium crosskeyi, Parasimulium furcatum, Parasimulium melanderi, Parasimulium stonei
- Protaustrosimulium — 4 species: Protaustrosimulium amphorum, Protaustrosimulium opscurum, Protaustrosimulium pilfreyi, Protaustrosimulium terebrans
- Araucnephia — 3 species: Araucnephia cearensis, Araucnephia iberaensis, Araucnephia montana
- Levitinia — 3 species: Levitinia freidbergi, Levitinia tacobi, Levitinia tamarae
- Paraustrosimulium — 3 species: Paraustrosimulium anthracinum, Paraustrosimulium colboi, Paraustrosimulium obcidens
- Crozetia — 2 species: Crozetia crozetensis, Crozetia seguyi
- Hellichiella — 2 species:
- Mesasimulium — 2 species:
- Nothogrenieria — 2 species:
- Araucnephioides — 1 species:
- Archicnephia — 1 species:
- Aspathia — 1 species:
- Astega — 1 species:
- Baisomyia — 1 species:
- Bunyipellum — 1 species:
- Cleitosimulium — 1 species:
- Cnetha — 1 species:
- Gallipodus — 1 species:
- Gydarina — 1 species:
- Inaequalium — 1 species:
- Kovalevimyia — 1 species:
- Nothogreniera — 1 species:
- Pedrowygomyia — 1 species:
- Pseudosimulium — 1 species:
- Simuliites — 1 species:
- Simulimima — 1 species:
- Ugolyakia — 1 species:
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.