| Simuliinae | |
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| S. yahense | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: |
Simuliinae Newman, 1834 |
| Tribes | |
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Simuliinae is a subfamily of black flies ( Simuliidae). It contains over 2,200 species, with over 1,800 of them in the genus Simulium. There are 2 tribes and 25 living genera. A further 5 genera are known only from Cretaceous fossils. [1]
Literature cited
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Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009).
"World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.
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