Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8744274 | Acta Tropica | 2018 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Simulium (Simulium) rasuli sp. nov. is described from two females collected by a Malaise trap in Genting Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia. This new species is placed in the Simulium christophersi species-group of the subgenus Simulium. The female of this new specie is characterized by the scutum with three longitudinal vittae, dark legs, claw with a small subbasal tooth, and ovipositor valve triangular with its inner margin nearly straight. This new species is distinguished in the female from all the six named species of the species-group by the entirely brownish-black femora and tibiae.
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Authors
Zubaidah Ya'cob, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Van Lun Low, Mohd Sofian-Azirun,