The Blackflies (Simuliidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Ferdy de Moor

Albany Museum, Grahamstown, 6140 South Africa

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Simuliidae
References

INTRODUCTION

Owing to the great uniformity of morphological features in the Simuliidae, recognised genera within the family have been split up into sub-genera and species groups (the latter are not indicated in the list produced below). A phylogenetic reclassification would create a large number of new genera and would lead to an increased confusion in the literature and would not be appropriate or helpful to the many workers dealing with this medically and veterinary important group of biting nematoceran flies. It can be argued that by lumping a large number of potentially phylogentically unrelated species within one genus a lot of pertinent information which would help workers in resolving ecological and behavioural patterns will be masked. The creation of sub-genera and species groups however aid in this.

Information about the Simuliidae and their phylogenetic position can be obtained from

The Diptera Page of The Tree of Life

Family: SIMULIIDAE Newman 1834

    Subfamily: SIMULIINAE Newman 1834

    Tribe: PROSIMULIINI Enderlein 1921

  1. Genus: PROSIMULIUM Roubaud 1906

      Subgenus: PARACNEPHIA Rubtsov 1962

    1. Prosimulium (Paracnephia) barnardi (Gibbins 1938)
    2. Prosimulium (Paracnephia) brincki (de Meillon 1955)
    3. Prosimulium (Paracnephia) harrisoni (Freeman & de Meillon 1953)
    4. Prosimulium (Paracnephia) muspratti (Freeman & de Meillon 1953)
    5. Prosimulium (Paracnephia) thornei (de Meillon 1955)
    6. Prosimulium (Paracnephia) turneri (Gibbins 1938)

  2. Genus: SIMULIUM Latreille 1802

      Subgenus AFROSIMULIUM Crosskey 1969

    1. Simulium (Afrosimulium) gariepense de Meillon 1953

      Subgenus: ANASOLEN Enderlein 1930

    2. Simulium (Anasolen) dentulosum Roubaud1915
      = gilvipes Pomeroy 1920
      = adolffriedericianum Enderlein 1930
      = ruwenzoriense Gibbins 1934
      = emfulae de Meillon 1937
      = britannicum Davies 1966

      Subgenus: BYSSODON Enderlein 1925

    3. Simulium (Byssodon) griseicolle Becker 1903
      = scapulatum (Enderlein 1935)
      = dentulatum Wanson & Henrard 1944

      Subgenus: EDWARDSELLUM Enderlein 1921

    4. Simulium (Edwardsellum) damnosum Theobald 1903 (complex)
      = cingulatum (Enderlein 1921)
      = latipollex (Enderlein 1936)

      Subgenus: FREEMANELLUM Crosskey 1969

    5. Simulium (Freemanellum) debegene de Meillon 1934
    6. Simulium (Freemanellum) empopomae de Meillon 1937
    7. Simulium (Freemanellum) hessei Gibbins 1941
    8. Simulium (Freemanellum) hirsutilateris de Meillon 1937

      Subgenus: MEILLONIELLUM Crosskey 1969

    9. Simulium (Meilloniellum) adersi Pomeroy 1922
    10. Simulium (Meilloniellum) hirsutum Pomeroy 1922
      = dubium Pomeroy 1922

      Subgenus: METOMPHALLUS Enderlein 1935

    11. Simulium (Metomphallus) albivirgulatum Wanson & Henrard 1944
    12. Simulium (Metomphallus) bovis de Meillon 1930
      = faini Wanson 1947

    13. Simulium (Metomphallus) chutteri Lewis 1965
    14. Simulium (Metomphallus) hargreavesi Gibbins 1934
      = elgonensi Gibbins 1934
      = tisiphone de Meillon 1936
      = loangolense Roubaud & Grenier 1943

    15. Simulium (Metomphallus) letabum de Meillon 1935
    16. Simulium (Metomphallus) medusaeforme Pomeroy 1920
      = ugandae Gibbins 1934
      = capense (Enderlein 1935)
      = caffrum (Enderlein 1935)
      = pseudomedusaeforme de Meillon 1936

    17. Simulium (Metomphallus) natalense de Meillon 1950
    18. Simulium (Metomphallus) vorax Pomeroy 1922
      = limbatum Enderlein 1921 (preoccupied)
      = lepidum de Meillon 1935
      = tangae Smart 1944

    19. Simulium (Metomphallus) wellmanni Roubaud 1906
      = magoebae de Meillon 1935

      Subgenus: NEVERMANNIA Enderlein 1921

    20. Simulium (Nevermannia) brachium Gibbins 1936
    21. Simulium (Nevermannia) katangae Fain 1951
    22. Simulium (Nevermannia) narcaeum de Meillon 1950
    23. Simulium (Nevermannia) nigritarse Coquillett 1902
      = caffraricum (Enderlein 1935)

    24. Simulium (Nevermannia) ruficorne Macquart 1838
      = beckeri Roubaud 1906
      = annulipes Becker 1908
      = divergens Pomeroy 1922
      = diversipes Edwards 1923

    25. Simulium (Nevermannia) rutherfoordi **sp? de Meillon 1937

      Subgenus: PHORETOMYIA Crosskey 1969

    26. Simulium (Phoretomyia) lumbwanum de Meillon 1944

      Subgenus: POMEROYELLUM Rubtsov 1962

    27. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) alcocki Pomeroy 1922
      = kenyanum Seguy 1938
      = henrardi Gibbins 1941

    28. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) bequaerti Gibbins 1936
      = phoroniforme de Meillon 1937

    29. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) cervicornutum Pomeroy 1920
    30. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) harrisoni Freeman & de Meillon 1953
    31. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) impukane de Meillon 1936
    32. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) johannae Wanson 1947
      = roubaudi Grenier & Rageau 1949
      = jadini Fain 1950
      = akanyaruense Fain 1950

    33. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) mcmahoni de Meillon 1940
      = altipartitum Roubaud & Grenier 1943

    34. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) merops de Meillon 1950
    35. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) rotundum Gibbins 1936
    36. Simulium (Pomeroyellum) unicornutum Pomeroy 1920
      = monoceros Roubaud & Grenier 1943
      = wolfsi Wanson & Henrard 1944
      = bertrandi Luna de Carvalho 1962 (unavailable)



REFERENCES

References will be added soon.

This part of A Catalogue of South African Insects revised: