Description of the males of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) miblosi Takaoka and S. (G.) apoense Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Mindanao, the Philippines
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-2022
Abstract
The males of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) miblosi Takaoka in the S. epistum species-group, and S. (G.) apoense Takaoka in the S. ceylonicum species-group, both from Mindanao, the Philippines, are described for the first time. The male of S. (G.) miblosi is characterized by the hind tibia yellowish white on the basal three-fifths, elongate calcipala 1.5 times as long as its basal width, and ventral plate triangular ventrally (0.74 times as high as its greatest width) when viewed caudally. Tubercles on the frons and trichomes on the head and thorax of the pupa of this species are illustrated for the first time. The male of S. (G.) apoense is characterized by the small sensory vesicle 0.16-0.19 times as long as the third palpal segment, and enlarged hind basitarsus 1.0 and 1.2-1.3 times as wide as the hind tibia and femur, respectively. Taxonomic notes of these two species relevant to related species in each species-group are given.
Keywords
Black fly, Taxonomy, Biting insects
Divisions
tidrec
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) [MO002-2019]
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
39
Issue
3
Publisher
Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
Publisher Location
21-5-2, BLOCK, E, DIAMOND SQUARE, JALAN 3-50, OFF JALAN GOMBAK, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA