Simuliinae | |
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S. yahense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Suborder: | |
Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
Family: | Simuliidae |
Subfamily: |
Simuliinae Newman, 1834 |
Tribes | |
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Simuliinae is a sub family of black flies. It contains huge numbers of species, mostly in the genus Simulium. There are 2 tribes and 25 living genera. A further 5 genera are only known from Cretaceous fossils.