Simuliini

	Simuliini The Simuliini is a tribe of black flies that contains over 2,000 species, with more than 1,800 in the genus ''Simulium''. There are 19 living genera, and three genera only known from Cretaceous fossils. Living genera * ''Araucnephia'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 * ''Araucnephioides'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 * ''Austrosimulium'' Tonnoir, 1925 * ''Cnephia'' Enderlein, 1921 * ''Cnesia'' Enderlein, 1934 * '' Cnesiamima'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 * '' Crozetia'' Davies, 1965 * ''Ectemnia'' Enderlein, 1930 * ''Gigantodax'' Enderlein, 1925 * '' Greniera (animal), Greniera'' Doby & David, 1959 * '' Lutzsimulium'' D’Andretta & D’Andretta, 1947 * '' Metacnephia'' Crosskey, 1969 * '' Paracnephia'' Rubtsov, 1962 * '' Paraustrosimulium'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1962 * ''Pedrowygomyia'' Coscarón & Miranda-Esquivel, 1998 * ''Simulium ''Simulium'' is a genus of black flies, which may transmit diseases such as onchocerciasis (river blindness). It is a large genus with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Simulium Yahense ''Simulium yahense'' is a species of Black flies found in West African rain forests. Their larval stages are found in "smaller, more shaded, cooler breeding waters." One particular group, now eradicated, was found only on the island of Bioko, and was an extremely effective vector for the parasitic worm '' Onchocerca volvulus'' that causes onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm ''Onchocerca volvulus''. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindne ..., or "River blindness". References yahense Insect vectors of human pathogens {{Chironomoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Araucnephioides ''Araucnephioides'' is a genus of black flies from Chile. There is only one known species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), 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 .... Species '' A. schlingeri'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 Literature cited Simuliidae Diptera of South America Culicomorpha genera Endemic fauna of Chile {{Chironomoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cnesia ''Cnesia'' is a genus of 4 species of black flies. They are distributed in Argentina and Chile. Species '' C. dissimilis'' (Edwards, 1931) '' C. gynandrum'' (Edwards Edwards may refer to: People * Edwards (surname) * Edwards family, a prominent family from Chile * Edwards Barham (1937-2014), a former member of the Louisiana State Senate * Edwards Pierrepont (1817–1892), an American attorney, jurist, and ora ..., 1931) '' C. ornata'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 '' C. pusilla'' Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973 Literature cited Simuliidae Culicomorpha genera Fauna of Chile Fauna of Argentina Insects of South America {{Chironomoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cnephia ''Cnephia'' is a genus of 9 species of black flies. They are distributed in scattered locations across the Northern Hemisphere, from Ukraine to Eastern Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part o ..., and some parts of North America. Species '' C. angarensis'' Rubtsov, 1956 '' C. chaurensis'' Yankovsky, 2000 '' C. dacotensis'' (Dyar & Shannon, 1927) '' C. eremites'' Shewell, 1952 '' C. intermedia'' Rubtsov, 1956 '' C. ornithophilia'' Davies, Peterson & Wood, 1962 '' C. pallipes'' (Fries, 1824) '' C. pecuarum'' (Riley, 1887) '' C. toptchievi'' Yankovsky, 1996 Literature cited Simuliidae Culicomorpha genera {{Chironomoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Austrosimulium ''Austrosimulium'' is a genus of 31 species of black flies that are distributed in Australia and New Zealand. There are 2 genus, subgenera: ''Austrosimulium (subgenus), Austrosimulium'' whose species are principally from New Zealand, and ''Novaustrosimulium'' which are exclusively Australian. ''Austrosimulium'' is a sister genus to the monospecific ''Paraustrosimulium'' of South America. Some species are known to spread the protozoan blood parasite ''Leucocytozoon tawaki'' in penguins. In New Zealand, where they are known as ''sandfly, sandflies'' or namu (in Māori language, Māori from Proto-Austronesian language, Proto-Austronesian ''ñamuk'' "mosquito", compare with ms, nyamuk), three species – ''Austrosimulium australense, A. australense'', ''Austrosimulium tillyardianum, A. tillyardianum'' and ''Austrosimulium ungulatum, A. ungulatum'' – bite humans. Species Subgenus ''Austrosimulium (subgenus), Austrosimulium'' Tonnoir, 1925 ''Austrosimulium albovelatum, A. albov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Araucnephia ''Araucnephia'' is a genus of South American black flies from Chile and Argentina. There are only 2 known species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), 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 .... Species '' A. iberaensis'' Coscarón & Coscarón-Arias, 2002 '' A. montana'' (Philippi, 1865) Literature cited Simuliidae Fauna of Chile Fauna of Argentina Insects of South America Culicomorpha genera {{Chironomoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gigantodax ''Gigantodax'' is a genus of 68 species of black flies distributed along the Andes from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina. The Polytene Chromosomes of Cnesia dissimilis (Edwards) and Three Species of Gigantodax Enderlein (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Lanin National Park (Argentina) by Cecilia L Coscaron Arias The Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of the genus was revised in 1989 by an academic paper published in the bulletin of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stegopterna ''Stegopterna'' is a genus of black flies (insects in the family Simuliidae). There are about 15 described species in ''Stegopterna''. Species These 15 species belong to the genus ''Stegopterna'': * '' Stegopterna acra'' Currie, Adler & Wood, 2004 * '' Stegopterna byrrangii'' Yankovsky, 2000 * '' Stegopterna decafilis'' Rubtsov, 1971 * '' Stegopterna diplomutata'' Currie & Hunter, 2003 * '' Stegopterna duodecimata'' (Rubtsov, 1940) * '' Stegopterna emergens'' (Stone, 1952) * '' Stegopterna freyi'' (Enderlein, 1929) * '' Stegopterna hamuligera'' Yankovsky, 1977 * '' Stegopterna mutata'' (Malloch, 1914) (mutated black fly) * '' Stegopterna nukabirana'' Ono, 1977 * '' Stegopterna permutata'' (Dyar & Shannon, 1927) * '' Stegopterna poljakovae'' Patrusheva, 1977 * '' Stegopterna takeshii'' Takaoka, 2005 * '' Stegopterna tschukotensis'' Rubtsov, 1971 * '' Stegopterna xantha'' Currie, Adler & Wood, 2004 c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]