Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
  • 2 Entomology Section, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, PO Box 7, Chiang Mai 50180, Thailand
  • 3 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
J Med Entomol, 2017 11 07;54(6):1552-1559.
PMID: 28981674 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx147

Abstract

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) fukudae sp. nov. is described based on females, males, pupae, and larvae from Thailand. This new species is placed in the Simulium batoense species-group of Simulium (Gomphostilbia). It is characterized by the female frons almost bare, male paramere covered with minute setae, pupal gill composed of six slender filaments, pupal terminal hooks cone-shaped, and cocoon with an anterodorsal projection. Taxonomic notes are given to separate this new species from the most similar species, Simulium (G.) sextuplum Takaoka & Davies and Simulium (G.) paukatense Takaoka, both from Malaysia.

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