Three new species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the lesser sunda archipelago, Indonesia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
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.
Keywords
black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae), sunda archipelago, Indonesia
Divisions
fac_med,InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Funders
Research grant from University of Malaya (RP021A/16SUS)
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
35
Issue
4
Publisher
Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine