Simulium

Translingual

Simulium yahense

Alternative forms

• Simulia

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Simulium n

1. 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Simulium at Paleobiology Database