Parasimulium
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| Parasimulium | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Simuliidae |
| Subfamily: | Parasimuliinae |
| Genus: | Parasimulium Malloch, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| P. furcatum Malloch, 1914 | |
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Parasimulium is a genus of black flies containing two subgenera and four species.[1] They are found in western North America.[1] Most species are rare, and some Canadian species are cave dwellers.[2][3]
