Simulium (Gomphostilbia) merapiense sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Java, Indonesia

Takaoka H 1 , Sofian-Azirun M 2 , Ya'cob Z 2 , Chen CD 2 , Low VL 2 , Zaid A 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603 Malaysia (takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp; msofianazirun@gmail.com; xuehy_perdana@yahoo.com; chen_ctbr@um.edu.my; lucaslow24@gmail.com), takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp
  • 2 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603 Malaysia (takaoka@oita-u.ac.jp; msofianazirun@gmail.com; xuehy_perdana@yahoo.com; chen_ctbr@um.edu.my; lucaslow24@gmail.com)
  • 3 University of Technology Yogyakarta, Jalan Ring Road Utara Jombor Sleman, Yogyakarta, 55285 Indonesia (adnan56zaid@yahoo.com)
J Med Entomol, 2016 Jan;53(1):76-82.
PMID: 26516192 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv154

Abstract

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) merapiense sp. nov. is described based on females, males, pupae, and mature larvae from Yagyakarta, Java, Indonesia. This new species is placed in the Simulium epistum species-group, and is characterized by the pupal gill with eight short filaments all arising at the same level from a short stalk, somewhat enlarged basal fenestra, entirely bare pupal head and thoracic integument, and small and short larval postgenal cleft. These characters rarely are found in the subgenus. Taxonomic notes are given to separate this new species from related species of the S. epistum species-group.

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