Austrosimulium ungulatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Simuliidae |
Subfamily: | Simuliinae |
Tribe: | Simuliini |
Genus: | Austrosimulium |
Subgenus: | Austrosimulium |
Species: | A. ungulatum |
Binomial name | |
Austrosimulium ungulatum Tonnoir, 1925 |
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Austrosimulium ungulatum, known by the common name West Coast black fly, is a small fly of the Simuliidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand and is found in the South Island and Stewart Island. It is also known as a "sandfly" in New Zealand.