A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) variegatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand

Takaoka H 1 , Srisuka W 2 , Saeung A 3

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. Electronic address: [email protected]
  • 3 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: [email protected]
Acta Trop, 2019 Mar;191:155-161.
PMID: 30611713 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.01.002

Abstract

A new species of black fly, Simulium (Simulium) luculentum, is described from specimens collected in Thailand, and is assigned to the Simulium variegatum species-group of the subgenus Simulium Latreille. This new species is distinguished from most members of this species group in the female by the mid femur and tibia entirely yellowish; and in the pupa by the gill with six filaments, which are somewhat inflated basally. This species represents the fifth member of the S. variegatum species-group recorded from Thailand.

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