A new species and four newly recorded species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Bhutan

Author: Takaoka, H. ¹ ; Namgay, R. ² ; Somboon, P. ³
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1. Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
2. Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Gelphu, 31101, Bhutan
3. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Simulium, blackfly, taxonomy, new species, Bhutan.
From:Tropical Biomedicine 2021;38(No.1):81-85
CountryMalaysia
Language:English
Abstract: Simulium (Simulium) thimphuense sp. nov. is described from a pupa and a mature larva in Bhutan. This new species is placed in the S. multistriatum species-group, and is characterized by the pupal gill with eight thread-like filaments divergent basally at an acute angle when viewed laterally and the cocoon slipper-shaped with several small openings anterolaterally. Four species of Simulium (Simulium) are newly recorded from Bhutan: S. barraudi Puri in the S. multistriatum species-group, S. nodosum Puri in the S. nobile species-group, S. chiangmaiense Takaoka & Suzuki in the S. striatum species-group and S. himalayense Puri in the S. variegatum species-group. Our study increases the number of black fly species known from Bhutan from 18 to 23.
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