New records of 13 species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Myanmar

Takaoka H 1 , Srisuka W 2 , Maleewong W 3 , Saeung A 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 2 Entomology Section, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, PO Box 7, Chiang Mai 50180, Thailand
  • 3 Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
  • 4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
Acta Trop, 2018 Feb;178:281-289.
PMID: 29217382 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.009

Abstract

A faunistic survey of black flies in Shan State, central Myanmar, was carried out in 2013. A total of 16 species were collected, of which 13 species are newly recorded from Myanmar. Among 13 newly recorded species, S. (S.) chiangmaiense Takaoka & Suzuki varied in the number of pupal gill filaments from eight to 10. This survey increases the number of species of black flies from Myanmar from 8 to 23. They are classified in five subgenera of the genus Simulium: one in Asiosimulium, seven in Gomphostilbia, one in Montisimulium, two in Nevermannia and 12 in Simulium.

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