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Ectemnia invenusta
unattractive black fly
Ectemnia invenusta is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae, characterized by autapomorphic structural and behavioral traits that distinguish it from other black fly genera. The species is primarily northern in distribution and its immature stages occupy rocky rivers. It has been studied for its distinctive cocoon-spinning behavior, which provides phylogenetically informative characters linking it to other black fly taxa.
Prosimulium mixtum
Mixed-up Black Fly
Prosimulium mixtum is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae, commonly known as the mixed-up black fly. It is native to North America and has been studied in the context of spring snowmelt environments and physiological responses to environmental stressors. The species is part of the Prosimulium fuscum/mixtum complex, which has historically caused taxonomic confusion. Adults are small blood-feeding flies, with females requiring blood meals for egg development.
Simulium annulus
Ringed Black Fly
Simulium annulus is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae, first described by Lundstrom in 1911 under the basionym Melusina annula. It belongs to the large genus Simulium, which comprises blood-feeding dipterans commonly known as black flies or buffalo gnats. The common name "Ringed Black Fly" suggests a distinctive annular marking pattern, though specific morphological details are not well documented in available sources. Like other simuliids, it likely has an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage.
Simulium clarum
black fly
Simulium clarum is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae. The genus Simulium is the largest and most widespread genus of black flies, with species occurring across diverse habitats. Black flies are small, blood-feeding dipterans whose larvae develop in flowing water. Female black flies require blood meals for egg development and are known vectors of parasites affecting birds and mammals.
Simulium fibrinflatum
Inflated Gnat
Simulium fibrinflatum, commonly known as the inflated gnat, is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae. It was described by Twinn in 1936. As a member of the genus Simulium, it shares the typical characteristics of black flies, including small size and aquatic larval development in flowing water. No species-specific biological details have been documented in the available sources.
Simulium longithallum
black fly
Simulium longithallum is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae, described by Díaz Nájera and Vulcano in 1962. Black flies in this genus are small, blood-feeding dipterans with aquatic larval and pupal stages. Females require blood meals for egg development, while males do not feed on blood. The species is part of a diverse genus containing numerous vectors of disease agents affecting birds and mammals.
Simulium trivittatum
black fly
Simulium trivittatum is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae. The species belongs to a genus known for transmitting blood parasites that cause leucocytozoonosis, a malaria-like disease in birds. Like other black flies, females are blood-feeders that use jagged mandibles to tear skin and pool blood. The species was described by Malloch in 1913.
Simulium tuberosum
Twinn's black fly, superfluous black fly, tubercled black fly
Simulium tuberosum is a species of black fly (family Simuliidae) first described by Lundström in 1911. It belongs to the S. tuberosum species group, a cytologically complex assemblage of sibling species distinguished primarily by chromosomal characteristics. The species has been recorded from Norway, Sweden, Alaska, and northeastern North America. Like other black flies, it has aquatic larval and pupal stages and terrestrial adults.
Stegopterna mutata
mutated black fly
Stegopterna mutata is a species of black fly in the family Simuliidae, first described by Malloch in 1914 under the basionym Prosimulium mutatum. The species belongs to the tribe Prosimuliini, a group of primitive black flies. Like other simuliids, adults are small, blood-feeding dipterans with aquatic larval stages. The specific epithet "mutata" (Latin for "changed" or "mutated") gives rise to its common name "mutated black fly."