Simulium hiroyukii, a new species of the subgenus Gomphostilbia (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Mount Murud, Sarawak, Malaysia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Abstract

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) hiroyukii is described based on females, males, pupae and larvae collected in Mount Murud, Sarawak, Malaysia. This new species is assigned to the Simulium darjeelingense species-group of the subgenus Gomphostilbia, and is characterized by the darkened fore coxae and the pupal gill with eight long filaments, of which middle and dorsal triplets have elongated primary and secondary stalks, respectively.

Keywords

Black fly, Simulium, Malaysia, New species

Divisions

InstituteofBiologicalSciences

Publication Title

Zootaxa

Volume

3911

Issue

3

Publisher

Magnolia Press

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