Austrosimulium ungulatum
| Austrosimulium ungulatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Simuliinae |
| Tribe: | Simuliini |
| Genus: | Austrosimulium |
| Subgenus: | Austrosimulium |
| Species: | A. ungulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrosimulium ungulatum Tonnoir, 1925 | |
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Austrosimulium ungulatum, known by the common name West Coast black fly, is a species of small flies of the Simuliidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand[1] and is found in the South Island[2] and Stewart Island.[3] It is also known as a "sandfly" in New Zealand.
References
- ↑ "Austrosimulium ungulatum Tonnoir, 1925". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ↑ Edens, John (11 January 2017). "Sandflies: New Zealand's blood-sucking summer nightmare (actually, it's year-round)". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ↑ Craig, D.A.; Craig, R.E.G.; Crosby, T.K. (2012). Simuliidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand. 68. Manaaki Whenua Press. pp. 149–153.
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