Biology:Simuliinae

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Short description: Subfamily of flies

Simuliinae
Onchocerca volvulus emerging from a black fly.jpg
S. yahense
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Simuliidae
Subfamily: Simuliinae
Newman, 1834
Tribes

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7521356 entry