Araucnephia

Araucnephia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Simuliidae
Subfamily:	Simuliinae
Tribe:	Simuliini
Genus:	Araucnephia; Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973
Type species
	A. montana ; (Philippi, 1865)
Species
	See Text.

Last updated June 18, 2025

Araucnephia is a genus of South American black flies from Chile and Argentina. There are only 2 known species.^[1]

Species

A. iberaensis Coscarón & Coscarón-Arias, 2002^[2]
A. montana (Philippi, 1865)

Literature cited

↑ Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
↑ S Coscarón, CL Coscarón-Arias (2002). "Araucnephia iberaensis n. sp., a Neotropical Black Fly with a Peculiar Distribution (Diptera-Simuliidae)" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 97 (1). Rio de Janeiro: 81–87. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762002000100013 . ISSN 1678-8060. PMID 11992153 . Retrieved 2009-03-24.

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[1] Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[2] S Coscarón, CL Coscarón-Arias (2002). "Araucnephia iberaensis n. sp., a Neotropical Black Fly with a Peculiar Distribution (Diptera-Simuliidae)" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 97 (1). Rio de Janeiro: 81–87. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762002000100013 . ISSN 1678-8060. PMID 11992153 . Retrieved 2009-03-24.

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