Simulium

Translingual

Simulium yahense

Alternative forms

Simulia

Etymology

From Latin simulans (“feigning”) +‎ -ium.

Proper noun

Simulium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Simuliidae – certain black flies transmitting diseases such as onchocerciasis.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Nematocera - suborder; Culicomorpha - infraorder; Chironomoidea - superfamily; Simuliidae - family; Simuliinae - subfamily; Simuliini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Simulium colombaschense - type species; for the 41 subgenera see Simulium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ; for the many validly named species see Roger W. Crosskey and Theresa M. Howard, A Revised Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory of World Blackflies (Diptera : Simuliidae), 2004, Natural History Museum (London) [pdf]

Further reading

Simulium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Simulium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Simulium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Simulium at BugGuide
Simulium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Simulium at Encyclopedia of Life
Simulium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Simulium at Paleobiology Database

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