Austrosimulium
| Austrosimulium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Simuliinae |
| Tribe: | Simuliini |
| Genus: |
Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925 |
| Type species | |
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A. australense (Schiner, 1868) |
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| Species | |
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Austrosimulium is a genus of 31 species of black flies that are distributed in Australia and New Zealand. There are 2 subgenera: Austrosimulium whose species are principally from New Zealand, and Novaustrosimulium which are exclusively Australian.
Some species are known to spread the protozoan blood parasite Leucocytozoon tawaki in penguins.
In New Zealand, where they are known as sandflies, three species – A. australense, A. tillyardianum and A. ungulatum – bite humans.
Austrosimulium species as yet unplaced
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