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Black Flies

Simuliidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Simuliidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Simuliidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia IS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, Mozambique Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and GGBN data coverage
Simuliidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Natural History Museum Species of the day, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Brazil Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Germany Species List, Greece Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Ireland Species List, Italy Species List, Latvia Species List, Lesotho Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Madagascar Species List, Namibia Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Norway Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Russia Species List, Slovakia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Turkey Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, OBIS environmental data records, United States Species List, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data, and Flickr Group

Alternative Names

? affinis Meunier, 1904
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cerberus Enderlein, 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? importuna Meunier, 1904
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? oligocenicum Rubtsov, 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? pulchella Meunier, 1904
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Acropogon Enderlein 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Afrosimulium Crosskey 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ahaimophaga Chubareva & Rubtsov 1978
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Anasolen Enderlein 1930
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Astoneomyia Peterson 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Atractocera Meigen 1803
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Austrocnephia Craig, Currie, Gil-Azevedo & Moulton 2019
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Austrosimulim
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Boreosimulium Rubzov & Yankovsky 1982
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Byssodon Enderlein 1925
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cerqueirellum Py-Daniel 1983
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chelocnetha Enderlein 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chirostilbia Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cnesiamima Wygodzinsky & Coscaron 1973
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cnetha Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Coscaroniellum Py-Daniel 1983
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crenosimulium Giudicelli & Thiery 1985
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crosskeyellum Grenier & Bailly-Choumara 1970
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cryptectemnia Enderlein 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dasypelmoza Enderlein 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Daviesellum Takaoka & Adler 1997
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Distosimulium Peterson 1970
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Echinosimulium Baranov 1938
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ectemnaspis Enderlein 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Edwardsellum Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gibbinsiellum Rubtsov 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gigantodox
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gomphostilbia Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hagenomyia Shewell 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hebridosimulium Grenier & Rageau 1961
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemicnetha Enderlein 1934
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Himalayum Lewis 1973
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Inseliellum Rubtsov 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kempfsimulium Py-Daniel & Nunes de Mello 1982
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mayacnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscaron 1973
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Meilloniellum Rubtsov 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Metacnephia Crosskey
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Metomphalus Enderlein 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Miodasia Enderlein 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nevermannia Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nipponosimulium Shogaki 1956
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nothogreniera Craig, Currie & Moulton 2018
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Novaustrosimulium Dumbleton 1972
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Obuchovia Rubtzov 1951
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parahelodon Peterson 1970
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pedrowygomyia Coscaron & Miranda-Esquivel 1998
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pliodasina Enderlein 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pomeroyellum Rubtsov 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Procnephia Crosskey 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Psaroniocompsa Enderlein 1934
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pselaphochir Enderlein 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudosimulium Baranoff 1926
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Psilocnetha Enderlein 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Psilopelmia Enderlein 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Psilozia Enderlein 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pternaspatha Enderlein 1930
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rubzovia Petrova 1983
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Schoenbaueria Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Shelleyellum Py-Daniel & Pessoa 2005
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Shewellomyia Peterson 1975
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Simuliidae
Harvest ancestor according to Animal Diversity Web, Arctic Arthropods, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Brazil, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, Zookeys, iDigBio type specimen records, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Invertebrate phenology, Habitat data for aquatic invertebrates, Alaskan Arthropods, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Simulium
Doubtful according to GBIF classification and GBIF classification
Simulium Takaoka 2017
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stilboplax Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tetisimulium Rubzow 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thyrsopelma Enderlein 1934
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Titanopteryx Enderlein 1935
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Trichodagmia Enderlein 1934
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Wilhelmia Enderlein 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

black flies preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa
black fly
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database
Black Flies
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

ذلفاوات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

մժեղներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qansoran hünülər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Мошкі preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

зли мухи preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chechen

Мошки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

蚋科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Ӳпресем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Kvægmyg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Kriebelmuggen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Kihulased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

mäkärät preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ქინქლები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Kriebelmücken preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

ישחוריים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

púposszúnyogok preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

cuil dhubh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ブユ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ブユ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Шіркей preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Кара чиркейлер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

먹파리 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Mašalai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Kriebelmuggen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Lalat hitam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsʼíʼii diłhiłígíí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

knott preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مگس سیاه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

meszkowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

мошки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Knott preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Мошки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Myevvireh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ذلفاوات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Ӹвӹрӓ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sgs

Mosols preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

蚋科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

蚋 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

蚋 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

蚋 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

蚋科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Simuliidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Diptera
Culicomorpha
Simuliidae (this page)
Araucnephia
Araucnephioides
Austrosimulium
Cnephia
Cnesia
Crozetia
Ectemnia
Gallipodus
Gigantodax
Greniera
Gymnopais
Helodon
Levitinia
Lutzsimulium
Metacnephia
Paracnephia
Parasimulium
Paraustrosimulium
Prosimulium
Simulium
Stegopterna
Sulcicnephia
Tlalocomyia
Twinnia
Ceratopogonidae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Corethrellidae
Culicidae
Dixidae
Thaumaleidae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Simuliidae (this page)
Austrocnephia
Bunyipellum
Ectemnoides
Kaluginamyia
Nothogrenieria
Parasimuliinae
Prosimuliinae
Protaustrosimulium
Simuliinae
Ugolyakia
Acartophthalmidae
Acroceridae
Afrotricha
Agromyzidae
Anisopodidae
Ansorgiidae
Antefungivoridae
Anthomyiidae
Anthomyzidae
Apioceridae
Apsilocephalidae
Apystomyiidae
Archisargidae
Archizelmiridae
Asilidae
Asiochaoboridae
Asteiidae
Atelestidae
Athericidae
Aulacigastridae
Australimyzidae
Austroleptidae
Axymyiidae
Bibionidae
Blephariceridae
Boholdoyidae
Bolbomyiidae
Bolitophilidae
Bombyliidae
Brachystomatidae
Braulidae
Calliphoridae
Camillidae
Canacidae
Carnidae
Cecidomyiidae
Celyphidae
Chamaemyiidae
Chaoboridae
Chimeromyiidae
Chironomidae
Chloropidae
Chyromyidae
Circumphallidae
Clidonia
Coelopidae
Corethrellidae
Crosaphididae
Cylindrotomidae
Diadocidiidae
Diopsidae
Ditomyiidae
Dixidae
Dolichopodidae
Elliidae
Ephydridae
Evocoidae
Fanniidae
Fergusoninidae
Freemanomyia
Glossinidae
Gobryidae
Helcomyzidae
Heleomyzidae
Helosciomyzidae
Hesperinidae
Heterocheilidae
Inbiomyiidae
Lonchopteroidea
Marginidae
Neriidae
Nothybidae
Nymphomyiidae
Pararibia
Pediciidae
Pelecorhynchidae
Periscelididae
Perissommatidae
Phaeomyiidae
Piophilidae
Pipunculidae
Platypezidae
Platystomatidae
Praefannia
Psilidae
Ptychopteridae
Ropalomeridae
Serendipidae
Somatiidae
Starkomyia
Strongylophthalmyiidae
Stylophora
Tauromyia
Taxicnemis
Tendeba
Tipulidae
Trichoceridae
Trichoceromyza
Xenasteiidae
Xylophagidae
246 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Simuliidae (this page)
Araucnephia
Araucnephioides
Austrosimulium
Cnephia
Cnesia
Crozetia
Ectemnia
Gallipodus
Gigantodax
Greniera
Gymnopais
Helodon
Levitinia
Lutzsimulium
Metacnephia
Paracnephia
Parasimulium
Paraustrosimulium
Prosimulium
Simulium
Stegopterna
Sulcicnephia
Tlalocomyia
Twinnia
Ceratopogonidae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Corethrellidae
Culicidae
Dixidae
Thaumaleidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Endopterygota
Diptera
Culicomorpha
Simuliidae (this page)
Araucnephia
Araucnephioides
Austrosimulium
Cnephia
Cnesia
Crozetia
Ectemnia
Gallipodus
Gigantodax
Greniera
Gymnopais
Helodon
Levitinia
Lutzsimulium
Metacnephia
Paracnephia
Parasimulium
Paraustrosimulium
Prosimulium
Simulium
Stegopterna
Sulcicnephia
Tlalocomyia
Twinnia
Ceratopogonidae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Corethrellidae
Culicidae
Dixidae
Thaumaleidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Simuliidae (this page)
Araucnephia Wygodzinsky & Coscaron 1973
Araucnephioides Wygodzinsky & Coscaron 1973
Archicnephia Curie & Grimaldi 2000
Austrosimulium Tonnoir 1925
Boophthora Enderlein 1921
Bunyipellum Craig, Currie & Moulton 2018
Cnephia Enderlein 1921
Cnesia Enderlein 1933
Crozetia Davies 1965
Ectemnia Enderlein 1930
Eusimulium Roubaud 1906
Gallipodus Usova & Reva 2000
Gigantodax Enderlein 1925
Greniera Doby & David 1959
Gymnopais Stone 1949
Hellichiella Rivosecchi & Cardinali 1975
Helodon Enderlein 1921
Inaequalium Coscaron & Wygodzinsky 1984
Kovalevimyia Kalugina 1991
Levitinia Chubareva & Petrova 1981
Lutzsimulium d'Andretta & d'Andretta 1947
Metacnephia Corsskey 1969
Paracnephia Rubtsov 1962
Parasimulium Malloch 1914
Paraustrosimulium Wygodzinsky & Coscarón 1962
Prosimulium Roubaud 1906
Protaustrosimulium Currie, Craig & Moulton 2018
Simuilum
Simuium stonei Stains & Knowlton
Simuliites Kalugina 1986
Simulimima Kalugina 1985
Simulium
Simulium Latreille 1802
Stegopterna Enderlein 1930
Sulcicnephia Rubzov 1971
Tlalocomyia Wygodzinsky & Diaz Najera 1970
Twinnia Stone & Jamnback 1955
Ugolyakia Perkovsky & Sukhomlin 2018
Wilhelma mallochi Enderlein
Acanthocnemis Blanchard 1852
Acroceridae
Afrotricha Chandler 2002
Agaedioxenis Villeneuve 1939
Agromyzidae
Amianta Bode 1953
Anthomyiidae
Anthracida Germar 1849
Apsilocephalidae
Arenia Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
Asiochaoboridae
Astelobia Edwards 1923
Australimyzidae
Axymyiidae
Brachystomatidae
Calliphoridae
Camillidae
Campichoetidae
Carnidae
Cecidomyiidae
Celyphidae
Ceratopogonidae
Chamaemyiidae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Chloropidae
Coenomyiidae
Corethrellidae
Crosaphididae
Culicidae
Cynthia Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
Defilippia Lioy 1864
Deuterophlebiidae
Dexiidae
Diadocidiidae
Diastatidae
Ditomyiidae
Empidia Weyenbergh 1869
Empidocampe Bode 1953
Eoculex Fritsch 1905
Eolimnobiidae
Eophlebomyiidae
Eopleciidae
Eopolyneuridae
Ephyra Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
Eremochaetidae
Eudexodes Townsend 1908
Gnomusca Shcherbakov 1995
Gurvaniella Kovalev 1986
Hennigmatidae
Hypodermatidae
Illigera Meigen 1838
Leptidae
Macrurus Lioy 1864
Microphoridae
Musidoromimidae
Neopyrellia Enderlein 1935
Nicaea Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
Nycteribiidae
Ortalidae
Ortalimyia Curran 1934
Otitidae
Palaeophoridae
Palaeopleciidae
Paraxymyiidae
Pediciidae
Phragmoligoneuridae
Pleciofungivoridae
Procramptonomyiidae
Protendipedidae
Protocyrtus Rohdendorf 1938
Protoligoneuridae
Protorimarga Alexander 1930
Pseudopomyzidae
Pterocera Meigen 1803
Remalia Giebel 1856
Richardidae
Scathophagidae
Scenopinidae
Sciadoceridae
Sciaridae
Sciomyzidae
Sepsidae
Sphallonymphites Bode 1953
Streblidae
Stylophora Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
Tanypezidae
Tephritidae
Tethinidae
Thaumaleidae
Thereotricha Blagoderov & Grimaldi 2004
Therevidae
Thyreophoridae
Tillyardipteridae
Tipulopleciidae
Ulidiidae
Vermileonidae
Wahabia
Xylomyidae
Xylophagidae
332 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Nematocera
Culicomorpha
Simuliidae (this page)
Parasimuliinae
Simuliinae
Ceratopogonidae
Chaoboridae
Chironomidae
Corethrellidae
Culicidae Meigen 1818
Dixidae
Thaumaleidae

IUCN

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Simuliidae (this page)
Simulium azorense (Carlsson 1963)
Agromyzidae
Blephariceridae
Chyromyidae
Culicidae
Dolichopodidae
Drosophilidae
Empididae
Ephydridae
Keroplatidae
Limoniidae
Muscidae
Mycetophilidae
Nannodastiidae
Phoridae
Psychodidae
Sciaridae
Sphaeroceridae
Stratiomyidae
Syrphidae
Tabanidae
Tephritidae
Tipulidae
Trixoscelididae

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Nematocera
Culicomorpha
Chironomoidea
Simuliidae (this page)
Parasimuliinae
Simuliinae
unclassified Simuliidae
Ceratopogonidae
Chironomidae
Thaumaleidae

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Holometabola
Diptera
Nematocera
Culicomorpha
Chironomoidea
Simuliidae (this page)
Araucnephia
Cnephia
Cnesia
Cnetha
Crozetia
Ectemnia
Gallipodus
Gigantodax
Greniera
Gymnopaidinae
Gymnopais
Helodon
Levitinia
Lutzsimulium
Mayacnephia
Metacnephia
Paracnephia
Parasimuliinae
Parasimulium
Paraustrosimulium
Piezosimulium
Prosimulium
Simulia
Simuliinae
Stegopterna
Sulcicnephia
Titanopteryx
Tlalocomyia
Twinnia
Architendipedidae
Ceratopogonidae
Chironomidae
Heleidae
Protobibionidae
Tendipedidae
Thaumaleidae
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