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A. australense | |
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Subgenus: | Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925
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Austrosimulium is a subgenus of Austrosimulium, a genus of Simuliidae (black flies). The flies in this subgenre are found mainly in New Zealand, with a few in Australia. [1] They are the only Simuliidae found in New Zealand. [2]
In New Zealand, where they are known as sandflies, the females of three species – A. australense, A. tillyardianum and A. ungulatum – bite humans; [3] [4] the males do not. [2] A. australense is found in the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and some offshore islands; it is the sandfly that is encountered most commonly in the North Island and the main one that bites humans there. [5] A. tillyardianum is found in the North Island and the South Island. [6] A. ungulatum is found in the South Island and Stewart Island, and is well-known for biting humans. [7]
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A. australense | |
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Subgenus: | Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925
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Austrosimulium is a subgenus of Austrosimulium, a genus of Simuliidae (black flies). The flies in this subgenre are found mainly in New Zealand, with a few in Australia. [1] They are the only Simuliidae found in New Zealand. [2]
In New Zealand, where they are known as sandflies, the females of three species – A. australense, A. tillyardianum and A. ungulatum – bite humans; [3] [4] the males do not. [2] A. australense is found in the North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and some offshore islands; it is the sandfly that is encountered most commonly in the North Island and the main one that bites humans there. [5] A. tillyardianum is found in the North Island and the South Island. [6] A. ungulatum is found in the South Island and Stewart Island, and is well-known for biting humans. [7]