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 | |
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.