Three new species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia

Author: Takaoka, H. ¹ ; Sofian-Azirun, M. ² ; Chen, C.D ² ; Lau, K.W. ² ; Halim, M.R.A. ² ; Low, V.L. ¹ ; Suana, I.W. ³
Author Information

1. Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603 Malaysia
2. Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, University of Mataram (UNRAM), Mataram, 83125 Indonesia
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Tropical Biomedicine 2018;35(4):951-974
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Simulium (Gomphostilbia) dhangi sp. nov., S. (G.) sumbaense sp. nov. and S. (Nevermannia) wayani sp. nov. are described from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. Simulium (G.) sumbaense sp. nov. is placed in the S. varicorne species-group and is characterized by the pupal gill with eight filaments arranged as (1+1+1+1+2)+2 from dorsal to ventral, while S. (G.) dhangi sp. nov., unplaced to group, is characterized by the pupal gill composed of two inflated trunks and four slender filaments all arising basally, and the short larval antenna as long as the stem of the labral fan. Simulium (N.) wayani sp. nov. belongs to the S. ruficorne species-group and is characterized by the female spermatheca with an unsclerotized neck, and pupal gill with four inflated filaments. The number of species of black flies from the archipelago increases from 19 to 22.
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