Austrosimulium is a subgenus of Austrosimulium, a genus of Simuliidae (black flies). The flies in this subgenre are found mainly in New Zealand, with a few in Australia.[1] They are the only Simuliidae found in New Zealand.[2]
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| Subgenus: | Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925
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In New Zealand, where they are known as sandflies, the females of three species – A. australense, A. tillyardianum and A. ungulatum – bite humans;[3][4] the males do not.[2] A. australense is found in the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and some offshore islands; it is the sandfly that is encountered most commonly in the North Island and the main one that bites humans there.[5] A. tillyardianum is found in the North Island and the South Island.[6] A. ungulatum is found in the South Island and Stewart Island, and is well-known for biting humans.[7]
Species edit
- A. albovelatum Dumbleton, 1973
- A. alveolatum Dumbleton, 1973[2]
- A. australense (Schiner, 1868)
- A. bicorne Dumbleton, 1973
- A. campbellense Dumbleton, 1973
- A. cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
- A. crassipes Tonnoir, 1925
- A. dugdalei Craig, Craig & Crosby, 2012[2]
- A. dumbletoni Crosby, 1976
- A. extendorum Craig, Craig & Crosby, 2012[2]
- A. fiordense Dumbleton, 1973[2]
- A. fulvicorne Mackerras & Mackerras, 1950
- A. laticorne Tonnoir, 1925
- A. longicorne Tonnoir, 1925
- A. mirabile Mackerras & Mackerras, 1948
- A. montanum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1952
- A. multicorne Tonnoir, 1925
- A. stewartense Dumbleton, 1973
- A. tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
- A. tonnoiri Craig, Craig & Crosby, 2012[2]
- A. ungulatum Tonnoir, 1925
- A. unicorne Dumbleton, 1973
- A. vailavoense Craig, Craig & Crosby, 2012[2]
- A. vexans (Mik, 1881)
References edit
- ^ Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory". p. 109.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Craig, D.A.; Craig, R.E.G.; Crosby, T.K. (2012). Simuliidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand, (68)
- ^ Early, John (2009). Know your New Zealand ... native insects & spiders. New Holland. p. 120. ISBN 9781869662530.
- ^ Walrond, Carl (24 September 2007). "Sandflies and mosquitoes - Sandflies: New Zealand's blackflies". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Craig, D.A.; Craig, R.E.G.; Crosby, T.K. (2012). Simuliidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 68. Manaaki Whenua Press. pp. 106–107.
- ^ Craig, D.A.; Craig, R.E.G.; Crosby, T.K. (2012). Simuliidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 68. Manaaki Whenua Press. pp. 141–142.
- ^ Craig, D.A.; Craig, R.E.G.; Crosby, T.K. (2012). Simuliidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 68. Manaaki Whenua Press. pp. 149–153.
External links edit
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