Parasimulium
Parasimulium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | Nematocera |
Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
Family: | Simuliidae |
Subfamily: | Parasimuliinae |
Genus: | Parasimulium Malloch, 1914 |
Type species | |
P. furcatum Malloch, 1914 | |
Sub genera | |
See text |
Parasimulium is a genus of black flies containing two subgenera and four species.[1] They are found in western North America.[1] Most species are rare, and some Canadian species are cave dwellers.[2][3]
Species
- Subgenus Astoneomyia Peterson, 1977
- P. melanderi Stone, 1963
- Subgenus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914
Literature cited
- 1 2 3 Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.
- ↑ Patrick Shaw & Martin Davis (1999). "Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island" (PDF). Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C.: 121–124.
- ↑ 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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