Parasimuliinae

Parasimuliinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Simuliidae
Subfamily:	Parasimuliinae ; Smart, 1945
Type genus
	Parasimulium ; Malloch, 1914

Last updated September 09, 2025

Parasimuliinae is 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]

Literature cited

1 2 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)
↑ Patrick Shaw & Martin Davis (1999). "Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island" (PDF). Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C.: 121–124.
↑ Art Borkent & Douglas C. Currie (2001). "Discovery of the Female of Parasimulium (Astoneomyia) Melanderi Stone (Diptera: Simuliidae) in a Cave in British Columbia, With a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Position". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (3): 546–553.

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[WorldBlackflies-1] 1 2 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)

[CavesVancouver-2] Patrick Shaw & Martin Davis (1999). "Invertebrates from Caves on Vancouver Island" (PDF). Proc. Biology and Management of Species and Habitats at Risk, Kamloops, B.C.: 121–124.

[FemaleParasimulium-3] Art Borkent & Douglas C. Currie (2001). "Discovery of the Female of Parasimulium (Astoneomyia) Melanderi Stone (Diptera: Simuliidae) in a Cave in British Columbia, With a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Position". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (3): 546–553.

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