| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5671051 | Acta Tropica | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A new species of black fly, Simulium (Gomphostilbia) isanense, is described based on females, males, pupae and mature larvae from Thailand. This new species is placed in the Simulium epistum species-group of the subgenus Gomphostilbia Enderlein. It is characterized by the pupal gill with eight filaments arranged as 3Â +Â 3Â +Â 2 from dorsal to ventral, of which an inner filament of the ventral pair is slightly longer than its counter filament. Taxonomic notes are provided to distinguish this new species from S. (G.) angulistylum Takaoka & Davies from Peninsular Malaysia, and three other related species. The difference between this new species and S. (G.) angulistylum is supported by genetic distances using the mitochondrial COI gene.
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Authors
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Wichai Srisuka, Van Lun Low, Atiporn Saeung,