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.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.