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Prosimuliini

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Diptera

Superfamily
  
Chironomoidea

Scientific name
  
Prosimuliini

Rank
  
Tribe

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Suborder
  
Nematocera

Family
  
Simuliidae

Higher classification
  
Simuliinae

Similar
  
Black fly, Fly, Gigantodax, Insect, Austrosimulium


Prosimuliini is a tribe of black flies. It contains 136 living species, mostly in the genus Prosimulium. There are 6 living genera, and 2 genera that are only known from Cretaceous fossils.

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Living Genera

  • Gymnopais Stone, 1949
  • Helodon Enderlein, 1921
  • Sub genus Distosimulium Peterson, 1970
  • Sub genus Helodon Enderlein, 1921
  • Sub genus Parahelodon Peterson, 1970
  • Levitinia Chubareva & Petrova, 1981
  • Prosimulium Roubaud, 1906
  • Twinnia Stone & Jamnback, 1955
  • Urosimulium Contini, 1963

    • Fossil Genera

  • Kovalevimyia Kalugina, 1991
  • Simulimima Kalugina, 1985

    • References

    Prosimuliini Wikipedia
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