| Simuliinae | |
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| S. yahense | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: |
Simuliinae Newman, 1834 |
| Tribes | |
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Simuliinae is a sub family of black flies. It contains huge numbers of species, mostly in the genus Simulium. There are 2 tribes and 25 living genera. A further 5 genera are only known from Cretaceous fossils.