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Encyclopedia > Simuliidae
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Black Fly
Anopheles gambiae
Black fly Simulium yahense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Eudiptera
Infraorder: Culicomorpha
Family: Simuliidae
Genera

Many, including Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x657, 116 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Black Fly ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anenomes) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - Trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - Spiders, Scorpions, etc. ... Classes & Orders Subclass: Apterygota Orders Archaeognatha (Bristletails) Thysanura (Silverfish) Monura - extinct Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Paleoptera (paraphyletic) Orders Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Protodonata - extinct Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Infraclass: Neoptera Orders Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Protorthoptera - extinct Orthoptera (grasshoppers... Suborders Archidiptera Eudiptera Brachycera // Overview Diptera are insects in which the hind wings are reduced to halteres. ... Eudiptera Categories: Stub | Flies ... Culicomorpha Categories: Animal stubs | Flies ...

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A Black Fly (sometimes called a Buffalo Gnat or Turkey Gnat) is any member of the family Simuliidae of the Culicomorpha infraorder. They are related to the Ceratopogonidae, Chironomidae, and Thaumaleidae. There are over 1800 known species of Black Flies (of which 11 are extinct). Like mosquitoes, to which they are related, most Black Flies gain nourishment by sucking the blood of other animals. They are usually small, black or gray, with short legs and antennae. They are a common nuisance for humans, and many U.S. states have programs to supress the Black Fly population. They spread several diseases, including river blindness in Africa. Culicomorpha Categories: Animal stubs | Flies ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Ceratopogonidae, or biting midges, are a family of small (1-4mm long) Nematocera within the order Diptera of Insects. ... Chironomidae are a family of Nematoceran Diptera closely related to the Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. ... Genera See text. ... Leg has multiple meanings: For the limbs of animals that support them above the ground: in the case of the legs of humans, see Human leg; in the case of the legs of horses, see Equine leg; in the case of the legs of crabs, lobsters, and their close relatives... In biology, antenna (plural: antennae) refers to the sensing organs of several arthropods. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... Onchocerciasis or river blindness is the worlds second leading infectious cause of blindness. ... Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


Reference

  • Extensive Simuliidae (Blackfly) Web Pages at Blackfly.org.uk

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BLACK FLIES OR BUFFALO GNATS (FAMILY SIMULIIDAE) (781 words)
Members of the family, Simuliidae (Diptera) of which there are more than 1,000 known species, are small flies, 1-5 mm in length.
Adults are typically robust with a characteristic arched or humped prothorax giving rose to the common name,"buffalo gnat".
The family Simuliidae is worldwide in distribution, extending from the tropics to the Arctic Circle.
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