| Parasimulium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Parasimuliinae |
| Genus: | Parasimulium Malloch, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| P. furcatum Malloch, 1914 | |
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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 species are cave dwellers.
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
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}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - 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.
- 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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