Austrosimulium

thumb|Austrosimulium australense, New Zealand

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderDiptera
FamilySimuliidae

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Specimen records: 27
Family: Simuliidae
Collections: TMAG, NMV, KANU
Recorded in: Australia, New Zealand

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Image: DIPT Simuliidae Austrosimulium australense.png

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taxon name: Austrosimulium
taxon rank: genus

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thumb|Austrosimulium australense, New Zealand

Austrosimulium is a genus of about 30 species of black flies that are distributed in Australia and New Zealand. There are 2 subgenera: Austrosimulium whose species are principally from New Zealand, and Novaustrosimulium which are exclusively Australian. Austrosimulium is a sister genus to the monospecific Paraustrosimulium of South America.

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