Simuliinae

Simuliinae
	S. yahense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Superfamily:	Chironomoidea
Family:	Simuliidae
Subfamily:	Simuliinae; Newman, 1834
Tribes
	Prosimuliini Enderlein, 1921; Simuliini Latreille, 1802;

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

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)

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[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)