Simuliini
| Simuliini | |
|---|---|
| Simulium spp. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Simuliinae |
| Tribe: | Simuliini Latreille, 1802 |
| Type genus | |
| Simulium Latreille, 1802 | |
| Genera | |
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See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
The Simuliini is a tribe of black flies that contains over 2,000 species, with more than 1,800 in the genus Simulium. There are 19 living genera, and three genera only known from Cretaceous fossils.