Parasimuliinae

The Parasimuliinae are a subfamily of Simuliidae (black flies) containing only one genus and four species.[1] Most species are rare, and some are cave dwellers, in western North America.[2][3]

Parasimuliinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Nematocera
Superfamily:
Chironomoidea
Family:
Simuliidae
Subfamily:
Parasimuliinae

Smart, 1945
Type genus
Parasimulium
Malloch, 1914

Species
  • Subgenus Astoneomyia Peterson, 1977
  • P. melanderi Stone, 1963
  • Subgenus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914
  • P. crosskeyi Peterson, 1977
  • P. furcatum Malloch, 1914
  • P. stonei Peterson, 1977[1]

Literature cited
  1. Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Patrick Shaw & Martin Davis (1999). "Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island" (PDF). Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C.: 121–124.
  3. Art Borkent & Douglas C. Currie (2001). "Discovery of the Female of Parasimulium (Astoneomyia) Melanderi Stone (Diptera: Simuliidae) in a Cave in British Columbia, With a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Position". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (3): 546–553.
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