New records of 13 species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Myanmar
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
A faunistic survey of black flies in Shan State, central Myanmar, was carried out in 2013. A total of 16 species were collected, of which 13 species are newly recorded from Myanmar. Among 13 newly recorded species, S. (S.) chiangmaiense Takaoka & Suzuki varied in the number of pupal gill filaments from eight to 10. This survey increases the number of species of black flies from Myanmar from 8 to 23. They are classified in five subgenera of the genus Simulium: one in Asiosimulium, seven in Gomphostilbia, one in Montisimulium, two in Nevermannia and 12 in Simulium.
Keywords
Aquatic insects, Fauna, Taxonomy, Intraspecific variation
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Research grant from University of Malaya (RP021A/16SUS),TRF Senior Research Scholar, Thailand Research Fund (grant number RTA5880001),Chiang Mai University
Publication Title
Acta Tropica
Volume
178
Publisher
Elsevier