A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2019
Abstract
A new species of black fly, Simulium (Simulium) luculentum, is described from specimens collected in Thailand, and is assigned to the Simulium variegatum species-group of the subgenus Simulium Latreille. This new species is distinguished from most members of this species group in the female by the mid femur and tibia entirely yellowish; and in the pupa by the gill with six filaments, which are somewhat inflated basally. This species represents the fifth member of the S. variegatum species-group recorded from Thailand.
Keywords
Aquatic insects, Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Oriental region
Divisions
fac_med
Funders
Research grant from University of Malaya (RP021A/16SUS),Thailand Research Fund and the Office of the Higher Education Commission: Research Grant for New Scholar (grant MRG5980101),Diamond Research Grant: Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Publication Title
Acta Tropica
Volume
191
Publisher
Elsevier