A New Species of Simulium (Asiosimulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Simulium (Asiosimulium) saeungae sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) is described based on females, males, pupae, and mature larvae collected from Nan Province, Northern Thailand. It is characterized by the medium-long cerci in the female, enlarged hind basitarsus, and broad ventral plate with its posterior margin not deeply concave in the male, arborescent pupal gill with 42-56 filaments in the pupa and smaller number of primary rays of the labral fan (30-33) in the larva. This is the fifth species of the subgenus Asiosimulium, the second smallest among 10 subgenera in the Oriental Region. Taxonomic notes are given to distinguish this new species from the three known species from Thailand and one from Nepal.
Keywords
black fly, aquatic insect, fauna, taxonomy
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Research grant from University of Malaya (RP021A/16SUS),Thailand Research Fund,Office of the Higher Education Commission through the Research Grant for New Scholar (grant MRG5980101),Chiang Mai University
Publication Title
Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume
55
Issue
3
Publisher
Oxford University Press