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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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Holocene or 163.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 157.3 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Russian Federation (Buryatia) Simulimima grandis (124595)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation Mesothaumalea fossilis (123198)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Chita) Kovalevimyia lacrimosa (114307 123197)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Chita) Gydarina karabonica (126001)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Baisomyia incognita (126000) Kaluginamyia baissica (118216) Kovalevimyia sp., Kaluginamyia enigmatica (113349) Simuliidae indet., Kaluginamyia enigmatica (113350)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Simuliites brevirostris (122332)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Simuliidae indet. 1, Simuliidae indet. 2 (77192)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (New Jersey) Archicnephia ornithoraptor (110895)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Russian Federation Simuliites yantardakh (35056) Ugolyakia kaluginae (35055)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Ectemnia sp., Ectemnia cerberus (148889) Greniera affinis (125139) Greniera importuna, Simulium oligocenicum (123766) Nevermannia cerberus (123757) Simulia pulchella, Simulia affinis, Simulia importuna, Simulium oligocenicum (123927) Simulium oligocenicum, Ectemnia lithuanica (124003)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Greniera ukrainica, Greniera yankovskyi, Hellichiella pugach, Hellichiella polessica (122997) Hellichiella pugach (113621)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Ectemnia sp. (110737)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Simuliinae indet. (123960)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Simuliidae indet. (122407)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany Simulia sp. (123945)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Simuliidae indet. (160144)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Norfolk) Simulium sp. (140307 140308 140309 140310)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Austral Islands) Simulium raivavaense (143887) Simulium rurutuense (143894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Simulium teruamanga (143888 143890)