Mixed-Up Black Fly
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Diptera |
| Family | Simuliidae |
| Genus | Prosimulium |
| Species | Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Prosimulium mixtum Syme & Davies, 1958. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2862. https://cavebiology.org/species/prosimulium-mixtum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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