The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Diptera

(Mosquitoes & Flies)

SIMULIIDAE

Simulium meridionale Riley

Bull Fly or Turkey Gnat


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Synonyms:  Simulium occidentale Townsend
                                           (Dyer & Shannon 1927; RET Inc. 1974; Stains & Knowlton 1943)

 

 
Distribution Citations

1927 Dyar & Shannon

[1943 Stains & Knowlton]

1960 Wiseman & Eads

1974 RET Inc.

2004 Adler Currie Wood

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-larvae in swift areas of bayous and meandering rivers with sandy or rocky alluvial base; also found on trailing vegetation or debris (Adler, Currie & Wood 2004)

 
copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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