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Dimorphic male scutal patterns and upper-eye facets of Simulium mirum n. sp. (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Malaysia

Takaoka H 1 , Low VL 2 , Sofian-Azirun M 3 , Otsuka Y 4 , Ya'cob Z 5 , Chen CD 6 Show all authors , Lau KW 7 , Lardizabal ML 8

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  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp
  • 2 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. lucaslow24@gmail.com
  • 3 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. sofian@um.edu.my
  • 4 Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, Japan. yotsuka@cpi.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
  • 5 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. xuehy_perdana@yahoo.com
  • 6 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chen_ctbr@um.edu.my
  • 7 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. holy2mercury@yahoo.com
  • 8 International Tropical Forestry Programme, Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. mlourdes@ums.edu.my
Parasit Vectors, 2016;9:136.
PMID: 26961508 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1393-9

Abstract

A species of Simulium in the Simulium melanopus species-group of the subgenus Simulium (formerly misidentified as S. laterale Edwards from Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia) is suspected to have dimorphic male scutal color patterns linked with different numbers of upper-eye facets. This study aimed to confirm whether or not these two forms of adult males represent a single species.

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