Parasimulium

Parasimulium
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

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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

  • P. melanderi Stone, 1963
  • P. crosskeyi Peterson, 1977
  • P. furcatum Malloch, 1914
  • P. stonei Peterson, 1977[1]

Literature cited

  1. 1 2 3 Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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