Simulium Latreille, 1802
(a genus of blackflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Simulium argyreatum
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium aureum
a blackfly
(Click to open)
 		Species 7 images
Simulium equinum
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium erythrocephalum
a blackfly
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images 1 ident. refs
Simulium lineatum
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium morsitans
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium noelleri
a blackfly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
Simulium ornatum complex
a blackfly
Species group 1 ident. refs
Simulium posticatum
Blandford Fly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium reptans
a birch-fly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium tuberosum complex
a group of black-flies
Species group 1 ident. refs
Simulium variegatum
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium vernum s.l.
a blackfly
Species aggregate 1 ident. refs
Simulium (unidentified)
Unidentified Simulium Blackflies
(Click to open)
 		Unidentified 8 images
[Simulium aureum s.l.]
aureum species-group
(Click to open)
 		Informal 1 subtaxa 7 images
[Simulium equinum s.l.]
equinum species-group
Male (Click to open)
 		Informal 2 subtaxa 5 images 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSimulium (a genus of blackflies)
FamilySIMULIIDAE (blackflies)
SuperfamilyCHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Eutaxa - electronic keys & reference collections www.eutaxa.com

Simulium (a genus of blackflies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Simulium (a genus of blackflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Simulium (a genus of blackflies)
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