1.Three new species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia
Takaoka, H. ; Sofian-Azirun, M. ; Chen, C.D ; Lau, K.W. ; Halim, M.R.A. ; Low, V.L. ; Suana, I.W.
Tropical Biomedicine 2018;35(4):951-974
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.
2.Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
Takaoka, H. ; Sofian-Azirun, M. ; Chen, C.D. ; Halim, M.R.A. ; Lau, K.W. ; Low, V.L. ; Wayan Suana, I.
Tropical Biomedicine 2020;37(No.3):683-690
Simulium (Simulium) contractum Takaoka from Sulawesi, Indonesia was known only as the pupa. Its female, male and mature larva are described for the first time. The tentative assignment of this species in the Simulium dumogaense species-group is confirmed by the adult characters including the female and male genitalia. The female and male of this species are similar to those of Simulium (Simulium) tumpaense Takaoka & Roberts but are distinguished by the yellowish femora.
3.Preliminary dengue vector surveillance in the Sunda Islands, Indonesia: Interchange of breeding habitat preferences of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
Haziqah-Rashid, A. ; Chen, C.D. ; Lau, K.W. ; Low, V.L. ; Sofian-Azirun, M. ; Halim, M.R.A. ; Suana, I.W ; Harmonis ; Syahputra, E. ; Razak, A. ; Chin, A.C. ; Azidah, A.A.
Tropical Biomedicine 2019;36(1):60-69
Ovitrap surveillance was conducted to determine the infestation patterns of dengue
vectors in fourteen study sites across eight provinces located in the Sunda Islands, Indonesia.
High ovitrap indices up to 70% and 90% were obtained from indoor and outdoor areas,
respectively. Mean numbers of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus larvae ranged from 0.13 to
14.50 and 0.10 to 18.60, respectively. Mixed infestation (<10%) and interchange of breeding
habitat preferences of Ae. albopictus and Ae. aegypti were also observed in the present study.