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Simulioidea

Insecta - Diptera

Taxonomy
Simulioidea was named by Newman (1834). It is extant.

It was assigned to Culicomorpha by Bertone et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Simulioidea Newman
2008Simulioidea Bertone et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
RankNameAuthor
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
orderDiptera
infraorderCulicomorpha
superfamilySimulioideaNewman 1834
superfamilySimulioideaNewman 1834

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Simulioidea Newman 1834
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Fm. †Kaluginamyiidae Lukashevich et al. 2019
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G. †Kaluginamyia Lukashevich et al. 2019
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†Kaluginamyia baissica Lukashevich et al. 2019
†Kaluginamyia brevirostris Kalugina 1986
†Kaluginamyia enigmatica Lukashevich et al. 2019
Fm. Simuliidae Newman 1834 [black fly]
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Subfm. Gymnopaidinae Rubzov 1956
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G. †Baisomyia Kalugina 1991
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†Baisomyia incognita Kalugina 1991
G. †Gydarina Kalugina 1991
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†Gydarina karabonica Kalugina 1991
G. Inseliellum Rubtsov 1974
Subfm. †Kovalevimyiinae Kalugina 1991
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G. †Kovalevimyia Kalugina 1991
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†Kovalevimyia lacrimosa Kalugina 1991
G. Nevermannia Enderlein 1921
Subfm. Simuliinae Newman 1834
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G. Ectemnia Enderlein 1930
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†Ectemnia cerberus Enderlein 1921
Tr. Nevermanniini Enderlein 1921
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G. Hellichiella Rivosecchi and Cardinale 1975
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†Hellichiella oligocenica Rubtsov 1936
†Hellichiella polessica Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2016
Tr. Simuliini Newman 1834
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G. †Archicnephia Currie and Grimaldi 2000
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†Archicnephia ornithoraptor Currie and Grimaldi 2000
G. †Ugolyakia Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2018
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†Ugolyakia kaluginae Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2018
Invalid names: Ectemnia lithuanica Yankovsky and Bernotiene 2005 [nomen dubium]
Tr. Stegopterniini Enderlein 1930
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G. Greniera Doby and David 1959
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†Greniera affinis Meunier 1904
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Invalid names: Simulium meunieri Smart 1944 [objective synonym]
†Greniera importuna Meunier 1904
†Greniera pulchella Meunier 1904
†Greniera ukrainica Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2015
†Greniera yankovskyi Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2015
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Invalid names: Hellichiella pugach Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2015 [synonym]
G. †Simuliites Kalugina 1986
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†Simuliites yantardakh Perkovsky and Sukhomlin 2016
G. †Simulimima Kalugina 1985
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†Simulimima grandis Kalugina 1985
G. Simulium Latreille 1802
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Subg. Simulium (Inseliellum) Rubtsov 1974
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†Simulium (Inseliellum) raivavaense Craig and Porch 2013
Simulium (Inseliellum) teruamanga Craig and Craig 1986
Fm. Thaumaleidae Bezzi 1913
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G. †Mesothaumalea Kovalev 1989
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†Mesothaumalea fossilis Kovalev 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available