[Simulium equinum s.l.]
(equinum species-group)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Simulium equinum
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Simulium lineatum
a blackfly
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Simulium equinum s.l.] (equinum species-group)
GenusSimulium (a genus of blackflies)
FamilySIMULIIDAE (blackflies)
SuperfamilyCHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of [Simulium equinum s.l.] (equinum species-group) :
1: [Simulium equinum s.l.] (equinum species-group)
17 Jun 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swarming males, next to 1-day old compost heap
Image 1: Male - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - genitalia - posterior (dorsal) view - microscope low magnification - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - genitalia prep - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Male - genitalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background

[Simulium equinum s.l.] (equinum species-group) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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