Simulium
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Translingual[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin simulans (“feigning”) + -ium.
Proper noun[edit]
Simulium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Simuliidae – certain black flies transmitting diseases such as onchocerciasis.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (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[edit]
- (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[edit]
- 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 Encyclopedia of Life
- Simulium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Simulium at Paleobiology Database
