A new black fly species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Taiwan
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
A new black fly species, Simulium taichungense, is described on the basis of one female, one male and two pupal exuviae from Taiwan. This new species is placed in the S. crocinum species-group of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae). It is characterized by the pupal gill with six unpigmented short filaments and pupal abdomen with distinct spine-combs on the dorsal surface of segments 7-9, by which it is easily distinguished from most species in the S. crocinum speciesgroup including two species from Taiwan: Simulium serenum Huang & Takaoka and S. ufengense Takaoka. It is the third species of the S. crocinum species-group from Taiwan. In addition, the male of S. serenum is described for the first time, and intraspecific variations in a few features of the male of S. chungi Takaoka & Huang of the S. chungi species-group are noted.
Keywords
Diptera, black fly, aquatic insect, fauna, taxonomy
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Research grant from University of Malaya (RP021A/16SUS)
Publication Title
Zootaxa
Volume
4422
Issue
1
Publisher
Magnolia Press