Parasimuliinae Explained

The Parasimuliinae are a subfamily of Simuliidae (black flies) containing only one genus and four species.^[1] Most species are rare, and some are cave dwellers, in western North America.^{[2] [3]}

Species

• Genus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914

• Subgenus Astoneomyia Peterson, 1977

• P. melanderi Stone, 1963

• Subgenus Parasimulium Malloch, 1914

• P. crosskeyi Peterson, 1977

• P. furcatum Malloch, 1914

• P. stonei Peterson, 1977^[1]

Notes and References

1. Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey. 2009. World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory. 109.
2. Patrick Shaw & Martin Davis. Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C.. 1999. Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island. 121–124.
3. Art Borkent & Douglas C. Currie . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 2001. 103. 3. Discovery of the Female of Parasimulium (Astoneomyia) Melanderi Stone (Diptera: Simuliidae) in a Cave in British Columbia, With a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Position. 546–553.