Araucnephia is a genus of South American black flies from Chile and Argentina. There are only 2 known species.[1]

Araucnephia
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Araucnephia

Wygodzinsky & Coscarón, 1973
Type species
A. montana
(Philippi, 1865)
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Literature cited

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  1. ^ Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ S Coscarón, CL Coscarón-Arias (2002). "Araucnephia iberaensis n. sp., a Neotropical Black Fly with a Peculiar Distribution (Diptera-Simuliidae)" (PDF). Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. 97 (1). Rio de Janeiro: 81–87. doi:10.1590/s0074-02762002000100013. ISSN 1678-8060. PMID 11992153. Retrieved 2009-03-24.