| Parasimuliinae | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: |
Parasimuliinae Smart, 1945 |
| Type genus | |
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Parasimulium
Malloch, 1914
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The Parasimuliinae are a subfamily of Simuliidae (black flies) containing only one genus and four species. [1] Most species are rare, and some are cave dwellers, in western North America. [2] [3]
Species
- Genus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914
- Subgenus Astoneomyia Peterson, 1977
- P. melanderi Stone, 1963
- Subgenus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914
- P. crosskeyi Peterson, 1977
- P. furcatum Malloch, 1914
- P. stonei Peterson, 1977 [1]
Literature cited
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a
b
Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009).
"World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ 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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