The Parasimuliinae are a
subfamily of
Simuliidae (black flies) containing only one
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
and four
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
.
[
] Most species are rare, and some are cave dwellers, in western North America.
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]
Species
* Genus ''
Parasimulium
''Parasimulium'' is a genus of black flies containing two subgenera and four species. They are found in western North America. Most species are rare, and some Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country ...
''
Malloch, 1914
:* Subgenus ''
Astoneomyia''
Peterson, 1977
::* ''
P. melanderi''
Stone, 1963
:* Subgenus ''
Parasimulium
''Parasimulium'' is a genus of black flies containing two subgenera and four species. They are found in western North America. Most species are rare, and some Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country ...
''
Malloch, 1914
::* ''
P. crosskeyi''
Peterson, 1977
::* ''
P. furcatum''
Malloch, 1914
::* ''
P. stonei''
Peterson, 1977
Literature cited
Simuliidae
Nematocera subfamilies
Monotypic Diptera taxa
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