| Simulium damnosum | Species that is an important vector of onchocerciasis in central Africa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Simulium | A genus of biting gnats or midges, the black flies, humpbacked flies, or buffalo gnats in the dipteran family Simuliidae. The aquatic larvae require swift-flowing streams or highly oxygenated waters for their development, a critical epidemiological factor in the role of these flies as disease vectors. In Central and South America, Mexico, and across central Africa, various species transmit Onchocerca volvulus, agent of human onchocerciasis; in North America, Onchocerca gutturosa and other onchocercid infections of cattle, horses, and various wild ruminants are transmitted by other black flies. Synonym: Eusimulium. Origin: L. Simulo, to simulate (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Simulium neavei | Species that is an important vector of onchocerciasis in eastern Africa where its larvae and pupae are attached to the shells of crabs of the genus Potamonantes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Simulium ochraceum | Species that is a vector of human onchocerciasis in Central America. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Simulium ornatum | Species that is a vector of bovine onchocerciasis in Australia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Simulium rugglesi | Species that is a vector of Leucocytozoon simondi in Canada and the northern U.S. (05 Mar 2000) |