North American Black Fly Association

(NABFA)

Projects

We would like to showcase recent publications and projects on this page. It could include photos from recent collecting trips, general messages, or a means to share ideas.

This page could also be used to post job or graduate student opportunities.

Other ideas or suggestions are welcome.

Publications "Hot Off The Press"

(If you have recently published papers on black flies and you want them to be posted here, please contact the Webmaster)

Craig, D.A., Currie, D.C., Hunter, F.F., Spironello, M. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the southwestern Pacific subgenus Hebridosimulium (Diptera: Simuliidae: Simulium). Zootaxa 1380: 1-90.

Sandoval-Ruiz, C.A., Ibáñez-Bernal, S. 2006. Description of the unknown stages of Simulium (Aspathia) sandyi Coscaron, Ibanez-Bernal, Coscaron-Arias (Diptera: Simuliidae). Zootaxa 1361: 61-68.

Finn, D.S., Adler, P.H. 2006. Population genetic structure of a rare high-elevation black fly, Metacnephia coloradensis, occypying Colorado lake outlet streams. Freshwater Biology.

Finn, D.S., Theobald, D.M., Black, W.C., Poff, N.L. 2006. Spatial population genetic structure and limited dispersal in a Rocky Mountain alpine stream insect. Molecular Ecology.

McCreadie, J.M., Adler, P.H., Hamada, N. 2005. Patterns of species richness for black flies (Diptera:Simuliidae) in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Ecological Entomology 30: 201-209.

Hernandez, L., Shelly, A.J., Paulino, A., Dias, L., and Maia-Herzog, M. 2005. Redescription of the female, male, and pupa of Simulium itaunense D'Andretta & Gonzalez B. (Diptera: Simuliidae). Zootaxa 896: 1-14.

Hernandez, L., and Shelly, A.J. 2005. New specific synonymies and taxonomic notes on Neotropical black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae). Zootaxa 853: 1-46.

Filipe, J.A.N., Boussinesq, M., Renz, A., Collins, R.C., Vivas-Martinez, S., Grillet, M., Little, M.P., and Basanez, M. 2005. Human infection patterns and heterogeneous exposure in river blindness. PNAS 102 (42): 15265-15270.

Nelder, M.P., Adler, P.H., and Kachvoryan, E.A. 2005. Do gut symbiotes reflect the endemism of their host black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Caucasus of Armenia? Journal of Biogeograhy 32: 1333-1341.

Nelder, M.P., McCreadie, J.W., and Beard, C.E. 2005. Laboratory investigations of trichomycete prevalence, abundance, and fecundity in a Smittium-simuliide model. Mycologia 97(2): 338-345.

Craig, D.A. 2005. A chaetotaxy for cephalic sensilla in larval Simuliidae (Diptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 344-357.

Craig, D.A. 2005. Surviving Vanuatu. Fly Times 34: 8-12.

P.H. Adler, D.C. Currie, and D.M. Wood. 2004. The Black Flies of North America. Cornell University Press.

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