| Simuliini | |
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| S. yahense | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Simuliinae |
| Tribe: |
Simuliini Latreille, 1802 |
| Type genus | |
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Simulium Latreille, 1802 |
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| Genera | |
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See text. |
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| Synonyms | |
See text.
The Simuliini are a tribe of black flies, and contains huge species numbers, mostly in the genus Simulium. There are 19 living genera, and three genera only known from Cretaceous fossils.