| Parasimulium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Parasimuliinae |
| Genus: |
Parasimulium Malloch, 1914 |
| Type species | |
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P. furcatum Malloch, 1914 |
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| Sub genera | |
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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.